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IPL2020: Top five players CSK might go for in the auction

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings(CSK) is one of the few franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which has got almost all the bases covered, at least for the upcoming edition in 2020. It is evident from what we have seen so far in their retention and releases ahead of the auction. By the end of next year’s IPL MS Dhoni will be 39 years old and the Chennai franchise might have a full revamp before 2021 IPL. For now, all they might look for is a couple of fast bowlers and few injury replacement backups.

Players Retained: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, M Vijay, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, N Jagadeesan, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Lungi Ngidi.

Players Released: Chaitanya Bishnoi, Sam Billings, Dhruv Shorey, David Willey and Mohit Sharma, Scott Kuggeleijn

Purse Remaining: Rs 14.60 crore

Pace Battery

CSK has released three fast bowlers from their squad. Now that Lungi Ngidi is injured and out of the England tour of South Africa, CSK will have to look for a foreign fast bowler along with a couple of Indian seam bowlers in the absence of Mohit Sharma.

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These five can add up to the franchise’s culture and style of play as a long term prospect.

Sheldon Cottrell is making the right kind of noise just before the auction. His performance in the recently concluded T20I series was lauded by fans and experts. His T20 numbers may not be among the greats, but an average of 19.08 and Economy of 7.46 with 117 wickets is as good as one can get. With the left-arm angle and the cutters, he will be more than handy on a pitch like Chepauk for CSK. Although Cottrell’s base price is Rs 50 lakhs, he is expected to go for a good price in the auction. CSK might be one of the teams to bid for him at all costs. However, with Rs 14.60 crores in the pocket, Chennai cannot afford to spend too much in the most sought after names.

Jaydev Unadkat is another left-arm seamer whom CSK might go after in the auction. After a great season in 2017 with the Rising Pune Supergiant, Unadkat was bought for Rs 11.5 crores in 2018 by Rajasthan Royals and rebought again by RR in 2018 for Rs 8.4 crores. After a couple of poor seasons, he is back in the auction at a base price of one crore rupees. Like Cottrell, his slower balls and cutters might be effective on the Chennai surface than other pitches. Also, we have seen a history of Indian fast bowlers who have come back and done well under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Unadkat might join the list alongside Ashish Nehra if bought by Chennai in the auction. G Periyaswamy is the latest fast bowling sensation emerging from the Tamil Nadu Premier League. In nine matches, he took 21 wickets at an average of 10.47 including a match-winning five-wicket haul in the finals for the Chepauk Super Gillies. His sling-arm action and impeccable accuracy to deliver yorkers at will have made him a death-over specialist with an economy of 6.47 runs per over. Despite a blinded right-eye, Periyaswamy has fought through the ranks and made his debut for Tamil Nadu in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Coming into the auction at a base price of Rs 20 lakhs, Periyaswamy might surprise everyone and make the owners run for their money. He will be a great addition to Chennai’s death bowling woes, considering that Bravo is not as effective as he used to be in recent times.

Backup batsmen

 Lendl Simmons is a backup option from the Mumbai Indian quota of players that Chennai might go for in the auction. The West Indian opener has made a comeback in the recent T20I series and was one the key players against Indian spinners. The day after T20I series was over, he was playing in the Bangladesh Premier League for Chattogram Challengers. He averages 39.94 at a strike rate of 126.64 in IPL. At a base price of Rs 75 lakhs, he could be an injury backup for Shane Watson in the top order. Like Dwayne Smith, Simmons might have a good season with Chennai if bought in the auction.

Aaron Finch is another opener who fits all the criteria that Chennai has before picking them. He is a 33-year-old aggressive opener from Australia who can tonk the ball and can captain the team as well. He has scored 8440 runs in T20s with a career strike rate of 143.92. Chennai would like to go hard at the top in the powerplay and there can’t be a better opener to buy in the auction at a base price of one crore rupees.

Other viable options

There are a few other players which Chennai might go for like Raymon Reifer, a left-arm seamer from West Indies, who was one of the leading wicket-taker in this year’s Carribean Premier League. Mark Wood is another fast bowler whom Chennai might be interested in. Chennai might also have an eye for the likes of James Neesham, Yusuf Pathan and Deepak Hooda as well.

With a settled squad, it will be a surprise for everyone if Chennai goes all out to buy players like Tom Banton, Shimron Hetmeyer and Glenn Maxwell who can be pretty expensive in the auction.

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