IPL 2020: Chennai Super Kings : Strength And Weakness In UAE

 

The Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most successful teams in the IPL and this time IPL will be played in UAE. Since MS Dhoni is Recently retired from International Cricket,now Dhoni will be more focused for his Franchise.

The three-time champions finished runners-up in 2019 after losing to Mumbai Indians and the Super Kings would like to go one step ahead. In UAE Pitches will be slow and will helpfull to spinners.

Here will be looking at Strength And Weakness of CSK For UAE Pitches.

★ Strength

CSK is one of the most Successful team in IPL ,as they are the only team to qualify for play off in every season.They already have a quality batting lineup which has turned out well for them in the past. Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, skipper MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, and Murali Vijay make a strong batting group together with decent overseas as well as Indian options. Having experienced Indian batters in ample quantity is one of their major strengths going into the tournament.

The pitches in UAE are on the slower side and that could play in favour of the Chennai team who has some excellent tweakers in their camp.

They have a luxury of right-arm, left-arm finger spinners, and leg-spinners to choose from spread across both the Indian and overseas categories.Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner, Piyush Chawla, and Karn Sharma make a long list of bowlers that can utilize the Chepauk track to the fullest.

In addition to that, the 3-time champions have Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner and Sam Curran as all-rounders to give depth in both the aspects of the game.

★ Weakness

Big loss for CSK just before start of IPL 2020 as both their experienced player Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh pulled out from this year's IPL due to personal reason.

Skipper Dhoni also last played a competitive match in July 2019, India's semifinal exit from the ICC World Cup 2019 to be precise. Some others like Harbhajan, Bravo, Watson and Tahir too have endued long break from the game. 

Fast bowling is where CSK lacks depth, an aspect which can cost them games when they travel away. Deepak Chahar and Lungi Ngidi are the only options that can consistently lead them throughout the tournament, both with the new ball and at the death. The other options like Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, and Josh Hazlewood might not be the perfect choices while their go-to bowler over the years, Dwayne Bravo, has lost his sharpness in recent times.

No replacement is Announced yet for Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh,will update soon after team officials make any announcement.