IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team Profile Overview, Stats, Auction Analysis, Season-Wise Performance, Full Schedule and Squad

Chennai Super Kings are coming off their worst season in the Indian Premier League so far. For the first time in 11 seasons, CSK failed to qualify for the playoffs in the IPL. This season all eyes will be on the three-time champions as they look to bounce back. Like every season, CSK didn’t make much changes to their side going into the new season.

But like the last season, the average age of the team will be a matter of bother for the Super Kings. Nonetheless, much is expected from the MS Dhoni-led side as they look to silence the critics and another feather to their cap.

Chennai Super Kings: Team Overview

As mentioned before, CSK has again stuck to its policy of minimal changing and chopping. The likes of Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran make up their core. Having learn’t a lesson last season, we might see some young guns in the lineup this time around.

Strengths

Ever since the first season, captain Dhoni remains their greatest strength. And this time around too, the franchise will be banking on his leadership skills and destructive batting. With the likes of Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad and N Jagadeesan in red hot form in the domestic circuit, CSK will be hoping for a much better performance this time around. The return of Raina will be yet another confidence-booster for the side.

Weaknesses

A fragile middle-order and a lack of quality frontline spinner will continue to haunt the former champions. Given Dhoni and Raina’s form lately, the Super Kings have some work to do in the middle order. In the spin department, the benching of Imran Tahir left a Ravindra Jadeja without an able partner last season. And this time too, it will be an all-rounder in Moeen Ali or Krishnappa Gowtham who will be filling in. All in all, the return of Tahir to the XI is the only way to solve the crisis. But a cap on the number of foreign players is what stopping CSK from making the move.

Chennai Super Kings: Season Wise Performance

Chennai Super Kings: Team Stats

Batting 

• Most Runs: Suresh Raina (4527)
• Most 100s: Suresh Raina (2)
• Most 50s: Suresh Raina (37)
• Best Batting Average: Mike Hussey (40.98)
• Best Strike Rate: Albie Morkel (142.53)
• Most 6s: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (212)
• Highest Individual Score: Murali Vijay (127)

Bowling

• Most Wickets: Dwayne Bravo (124)
• Best Bowling Figures: Ravindra Jadeja (5/16)
• Most 4 Wicket Hauls: Ravindra Jadeja (4+)
• Most 5 Wicket Hauls: Ravindra Jadeja (1)

Chennai Super Kings: 2021 Auction Buys and Trades

Players Released: Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Monu Singh, Piyush Chawla, Murali Vijay

CSK went into the auction with quite some holes to fill. And they opted for all-rounders to plug all their holes. The former champions’ biggest buys were all-rounders Moeen Ali (INR 7 Cr), K Gowtham (INR 9.25 Cr). Ahead of the auction, CSK had traded in Robin Uthappa in an all-cash deal. The Super Kings also procured another top-order batsman in Cheteshwar Pujara (INR 50 L). Among uncapped players, CSK roped in the services of M Harisankar Reddy (INR 20 L), K. Bhagath Varma (INR 20 L), C Hari Nishanth (INR 20 L).

Chennai Super Kings Full Squad for IPL 2021

Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, N. Jagadeesan (wk), Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, R. Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood, KM Asif, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Harisankar Reddy, K. Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishanth

Chennai Super Kings Full Schedule for IPL 2021

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