started the season as the captain but midway, he left his position due to the pressure of the job as well as the worrying run of form.
became the skipper once again, but it was too little too late for CSK.
In the new season, CSK are expected to stick to their tested opening pair of
and
followed by the big-money signing
. Stokes provides the batting line-up with massive solidity, and he can find good support from the experienced
at No. 4.
The middle order boasts of three brilliant all-round options in,
and Ravindra Jadeja with MS Dhoni looking to guide his team to their fifth IPL title. Dube, who has shown streaks of brilliance in the domestic circuit, will aim to find his lost touch in the IPL this season.
The bowling department was not quite strong last season, but the return ofwill be a blessing for the side.
was one of the bright spots of 2022 when it came to their bowling and Sri Lanka's
is once again expected to be their main spinner.
Complete Schedule:
GT vs CSK on March 31 in Ahmedabad at 7:30 PM IST CSK vs LSG on April 3 in Chennai at 7:30 PM IST MI vs CSK on April 8 in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST CSK vs RR on April 12 in Chennai at 7:30 PM IST RCB v CSK on April 17 in Bengaluru at 7:30 PM IST CSK vs SRH on April 21 in Chennai at 7:30 PM IST KKR vs CSK on April 23 in Kolkata at 7:30 PM IST RR vs CSK on April 27 in Jaipur at 7:30 PM IST CSK vs PBKS on April 30 in Chennai at 3:30 PM IST LSG vs CSK on May 4 in Lucknow at 3:30 PM IST CSK vs MI on May 6 in Chennai at 3:30 PM IST CSK vs DC on May 10 in Chennai at 7:30 PM IST CSK vs KKR on May 14 in Chennai at 7:30 PM IST DC vs CSK on May 20 in Delhi at 3:30 PM ISTCSK Strongest XI:
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary
Full Squad:
MS Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu,
, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube,
,
,
, Ravindra Jadeja,
, Ben Stokes,
, Mukesh Chowdhary, Bhagath Verma,
,
, Deepak Chahar,
, Maheesh Theekshana, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sidhu,
,
.