Chennai super kings , commonly known as csk are three time winners of the league which they play in called the Indian premier league or ipl. This team not only has the record for most number of wins , but is also captained by the one and only Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of the best captains India has seen. This team is owned by m Srinivasan.
In 2013 , this team was held for the alleged involvement in the 2013 betting case with Rajasthan royals and was suspended from 2015 to 2017. They made a comeback in 2018, and won its third.
As of 2019 they lead the table by winning 2 matches , one against royal challengers Bengaluru and the second one against Delhi capitals, both with a margin of good amount of wickets, I.e. 9 wickets and 6 wickets respectively. The lineup for this year consists of the best players which includes suresh raina, Ambati Rayudu, ms Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson,Imran Tahir, and some new add ons like Mohit Sharma, Rituraj Gaikwad,Dhruv Shorey and karn Sharma.
As of the two matches being played as of now, suresh raina , Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav , Rayudu and Dhoni have been successful in scoring the most runs{ all above 30 in just 2 matches}
And… Imran Tahir , Dwayne bravo, Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh have all taken atleast 3 to 4 wickets each. With Stephen Fleming as the coach, the team definitely seems to be going in a positive direction.
Most of the players are in their 30s and yet they have made it to the finals on 7 occasions, this team definitely leaves everyone’s mouths hanging on many occasions.
The X factor this season is not only the continuous winning streak or the new additions to the team, but also some old players who have trained themselves for the better for this season. One such player is suresh raina , who always ends up proving himself to the super fans , spectators and rest of the teams, with his out of the world batting skills. Another such player who doesn’t get enough credits is Harbhajan Singh. He is one of the finest bowlers of the Indian cricket team, and has really shown his excellent performance in the csk team in 2019. A lot can definitely be expected from these two teams this year.
Reasons why this team has high chances of lifting the cup again this year is that their bowling looks strong and composed this year, experienced players are filled in this team and they know what is best for the team, it has the best captain and the best pair of opening batsmen this year.
Let’s see what this year has in store for the kings! Come on guys, whistle podu!!!!