Chennai Super Kings Team 2023; Check Playing 11 Players, Best Players for Betting

April 27, 2023 0 512

Chennai Super Kings: The inaugural match of the Indian Premier League will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans on 31 March 2023. The game will be played on the pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The team Chennai is led by the former Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and it will look to revive the performance they had in previous years of IPL unlike what it had in 2022. Bettors who are interested in the permutations of the Chennai Super Kings Team can check the ensuing article to know about the Predicted Playing XI and betting options.

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Chennai Super Kings Team 2023

The team of Chennai will be playing the inaugural match of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League on Friday, 31 March 2023. The game will be played against the defending champions, Gujarat Titans and the squad seems different to the last season’s. The team management will look to get back on the winning streak in this edition. The bettors too are trying to guess the probable playing eleven for this match.

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CSK Squad in 16th IPL

The squad for the Chennai Super Kings was incredibly altered when they dropped Dwyaine Bravo, who later joined as the bowling coach and other players. The mini-auction witnessed the Chennai management going in large for Ben Stokes and there are some more additions. Further, Conway has returned for the season. Check the full squad of the Chennai Team in the year 2023 ahead of the first match against Gujarat here:

S.No.	Name of the Player	Role	Player Status
1.	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Right-Handed Batsman Wicketkeeper	Captain
2.	Ravindra Jadeja	All Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Left-Arm Slow Orthodox Bowler)	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Left-Arm Slow Orthodox Bowler)
3.	Ambati Raydu	Right-Handed Batsman
4.	Anjikya Rahane	Right-Handed Batsman
5.	Ruturaj Gaikwad	Right-Handed Batsman
6.	Devon Conway	Left-Handed Batsman	Overseas
7.	Shaik Rasheed	Right-Handed Batsman
8.	Subhranshu Senapati	Right-Handed Batsman
9.	Moeen Ali	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Right-Arm Off Break Bowler)	Overseas
10.	Dwaine Pretorius	All-Rounder (Right-Handed Batsman and Right-Arm Medium Bowler)	Overseas
11.	Ben Stokes	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Right-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler)	Overseas
12.	Mitchell Santner	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Left-Arm Slow Orthodox Bowler)	Overseas
13.	Shivam Dube	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Right-Arm Medium Bowler)
14.	Nishant Sindhu	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Left-Arm Slow Orthodox Bowler)
15.	Bhagath Varma	All-Rounder (Right-Handed Batsman and Right-Arm Off Break Bowler)
16.	Ajay Mandal	All-Rounder (Left-Handed Batsman and Left-Arm Slow Orthodox Bowler)
17.	Rajvardhan Hangargekar	All-Rounder (Right-Handed Batsman and Right-Arm Fast-Medium Bowler)
18.	Maheesh Theekshana	Right-Arm Off-Break Spin Bowler	Overseas
19.	Prashant Solanki	Right-Arm Leg Spin Bowler
20.	Deepak Chahar	Right-Arm Medium-Fast Pace Bowler
21.	Kyle Jamieson (Injured) was replaced by Sisanda Magala	Right-Arm Fast-Medium Pace Bowler	Replacement
22.	Tushar Deshpande	Right-Arm Medium Pace Bowler
23.	Simarjeet Singh	Right-Arm Medium-Fast Pace Bowler
24.	Matheesha Pathirana	Right-Arm Medium-Fast Pace Bowler	Overseas
25.	Mukesh Choudhary (injured) was replaced by Akash Singh	Left-Arm Medium-Fast Pace Bowler	Replacement

Predicted XI for Chennai Super Kings in CSK vs GT

The team will be declared by the Skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the time of the toss on 31 March 2023. There will be substantial changes to the Playing XI than that was witnessed in 2022. There are many players coming back, a few injured and replaced, and moreover, some new additions. There were speculations that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was fit enough to play. To ease your betting thoughts, we have narrowed the best and probable Playing XI of the Chennai Team subsequently:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: It turns out that MS Dhoni or the Thala is fit to play and he will be leading the side. The fans will hope that he hits the ball out of the park in his traditional style. He will be seen finishing the game, if possible. There are not many expectations from him in terms of batting as he bats very low in the order, but he shall still be seen playing a crucial role as the Skipper and the Wicket Keeper.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: The opening partnership for CSK has found its permanent in form of Gaikwad. The young batter has been performing exceedingly well and he will surely be playing this match.
Devon Conway: He missed the last season and his debut one mostly due to his personal commitments. He will be definitely resuming his opening duties from where he left off in 2022.
Ambati Raydu: Raydu is the most prominent middle-order batsman for Chennai Super Kings since 2018. It is very unlikely that he will miss a match and he will be seen taking the third spot in the batting order, most probably.
Anjikya Rahane: Rahane has found a new team in IPL Season 2023. He might be seen playing the match as CSK needs stable batting options in the middle order and he checks all the tickboxes for the requirements.
Ben Stokes: A very expensive addition to Chennai’s camp this season was Stokes. He is a very prime All-Rounder and will be seen playing the match against Gujarat Titans as he shall be a very valuable addition to the Team.
Moeen Ali: He has been a very prime All-Rounder for CSK for a long time now and he has proven his potential time and again. It is very unlikely that he will miss the match. Additionally, he might not only bat up the order but also play a crucial role in terms of bowling.
Ravindra Jadeja: Finishing with MS and also complementing the spinning strategies, the Vice Captain will definitely play the match in the yellows against Gujarat and he will be performing well for he has been in form for India as well.
Deepak Chahar: Chahar is a very prominent powerplay baller for Chennai and he will be seen returning to the team this season for he missed the last one due to his back injury.
Simarjeet Singh: He has played matches for Chennai in the last season. With Mukesh Chowdhar injured, he can probably get a chance in the team against Gujarat.
Maheesh Theekshana: He has been a prime pick for Chennai Super Kings and he might be playing the game against Gujarat Titans on 31 March 2023.

You can absolutely bet on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Raydu, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, and Deepak Chahar for the match against Gujarat Titans.