Chennai Bought A Bunch Of Seniors At IPL Auction, Trolled
Dhoni will lead the Chennai side, with Raina as his deputy. Dhoni was the man at the helm of affairs when CSK were IPL champions in subsequent seasons in 2010 and 2011. The Champions League 2010 also saw Dhoni lead CSK to the title.
- Posted by Abhishek Mahajan
- Updated: January 30, 2018 11:23 PM IST
Highlights
- Dhoni was retained by CSK
- CSK also retained Jadeja and Raina
- CSK were suspended for 2 years from the IPL
After conclusion of the two-day Indian Premier League Player Auction, cricket lovers discussed and debated over team compositions of all the franchises at length. While England all-rounder Ben Stokes bagging the biggest deal did not come as a surprise, pacer Jaydev Unadkat ending up as the costliest Indian at this year's auction shocked a large section of the fans. As usual the social media banter surrounding the auction was about the strengths and weaknesses of the new squads assembled by all eight teams. However, some fans opted for a lighthearted take on the bidding process as they trolled the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) side for their player selection strategy.
At the Player Retention event earlier this month, Chennai had decided to stick with MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. At the Bengaluru auction, they picked up some more of their former players in Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo and Murali Vijay. Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Ambati Rayudu were among the other notable players bought by Chennai.
Most players bought by Chennai were over the age of 30. The Twitterati got its next joke when
When @ChennaiIPL spot a 35+ player at the auction. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/CXaCdOk8hc
— America Maaplai (@america_maaplai) January 27, 2018
Key players of CSK. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/oaIRxF9yeD
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 27, 2018
So chennai have now bought Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan singh. @ChennaiIPL next home ground - pic.twitter.com/1DcIVyvxWx
— Aakash (@PUNchayati) January 27, 2018
Age of the players bought by @ChennaiIPL today:
— LoGaN (@itzhari24) January 27, 2018
Harbhajan - 37
Watson - 36
Bravo - 34
Du Plessis - 33
Jadhav - 32 #CSK #WhistlePodu ?????? #IPLAuction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/mZRvWNVA26
— VIRENDER SEHWAG (@virendr_sehwag) January 28, 2018
CSK this #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/4k89Q5ySZu
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) January 28, 2018
At the end of the two-day affair, CSK had Rs 6.50 crore in their purse. The 25-man CSK squad comprises eight overseas players.
Dear Super Fans, thank you for all the patience, prayers, roars and whistles in the past two days! Just like all our matches, it was a nail-biting finish. Presenting the #PrideOf18. Here's wishing them a roaring summer ahead!?????? #NewTeamSamePride #WhistlePodu #SummerIsComing pic.twitter.com/zqTXa3ZFTm
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 28, 2018
Dhoni will lead the Chennai side, with Raina as his deputy. Dhoni was the man at the helm of affairs when CSK were IPL champions in subsequent seasons in 2010 and 2011. The Champions League 2010 also saw Dhoni lead CSK to the title.
His record speaks for itself as he has been a phenomenal presence in the Indian scheme of things as well, winning the 2007 World Twenty 20 and the 2011 World Cup for India.
Dhoni began his IPL career with CSK in the very first edition of the tournament in 2008. He has, over the 10 years, scored 3561 runs in 159 matches he has played for CSK and RPS, at an average of 37.88, with a highest score of 70 not out.