The IPL teams are preparing to spend many crores to bid for the players of the Chennai Super Kings team. The mega auction for the 15th season of the IPL series is expected to take place in the 2nd week of January.
To this end all teams recently released a list of players they will retain. It was from the CSK team that many key players were stripped.
CSK team
The Chennai Super Kings, led by Dhoni, retained Ravindra Jadeja as their primary pick for Rs 16 crore. It was only after him that Dhoni was retained. Youngsters Rudraj Kejriwal and Moin Ali have been included in the squad for the 3rd and 4th selections. Thus many prominent players including Suresh Raina are going to participate in the mega auction. In this situation, the teams are competing to buy 3 key players in the Chennai team who know all the strategies of Dhoni.
Foreign player
All teams are currently engaged in the search hunt for the opening batsmen. Thus all the teams are ready to pour money into the goal of duplication which was the pillar of the CSK team. The Lucknow team, especially the newcomer, is planning to team up with KL Rahul to take on Duplessis in the opening innings.
Retired player
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been a key factor in CSK’s success. He was instrumental in the CSK team winning the trophy 3 times. The 38-year-old Bravo will have 2 more years to play anyway so all teams will be looking to take advantage of his experience. He has played in 151 matches in the IPL so far and has taken 167 wickets. He also scored 1,536 runs.
The plan to break the strategy
Many teams have targeted Suresh Raina, CSK’s most important player in the 3rd selection. Raina’s form is currently bad but they are hopeful he will give comeback. The competition will be fierce as he is well aware of CSK’s strengths and weaknesses and how to break Dhoni’s plan.
Zimbabwe Jambavan appointed as Lucknow head coach to challenge CSK
Mumbai: The Lucknow team is all set to make a comeback after completing all the preparations for the IPL series. Fans are waiting for the mega bid for the 2024 IPL series. Especially the anticipation has arisen as to what the strengths of the 2 new teams will be.
It has been announced that the Lucknow and Ahmedabad teams can sign 2 domestic players and one foreign player directly before the auction.
Attempt of new teams
Accordingly both the teams have now finalized their selections after intense negotiations for the last one month. The Ahmedabad team has suspended all operations following a complaint that it had invested in a casino. But on the other hand the Lucknow team has already completed the tasks.
Who are the players?
Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul has been finalized as the team’s first choice. It is learned that he has been signed as the captain for Rs 20 crore. Similarly, the world’s leading spinner Rashid Khan netted Rs 16 crore.
Who is the coach
In this case, the coach is needed to select players for the mega auction and bid. So Zimbabwe’s legend Andy Flower has been appointed head coach. He already has a lot of IPL experience as he has been the assistant coach for the Punjab Kings team. The Lucknow team is determined to get a great start by coaching him.
Ahmedabad Project
KL Rahul has great performances as a captain as well as a personal player. Lucknow could become a much stronger team if Andy Flower joins the alliance with him. CSK’s Stephen Fleming – Dhoni and Mahila Jayawardene – Rohit alliance is one of the most successful in the IPL series. It is believed that KL Rahul and Andy Flower will be in that line.
