After suffering two consecutive defeats at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings will face Sunrisers Hyderabad. CSK will return rejuvenated after a five-day break and will seek to correct the mistakes made in the two previous games. Fortunately for CSK, two injured Superstars, Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo, are rumored to be fit and may return to fix the team’s balance. The big question is who will sit outside?
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Here’s our planned XI for CSK vs. SRH:
Shane Watson: Shane Watson hasn’t started in the best shape, but he has been a hitter who has always been backed by MS Dhoni. He has proven that Dhoni’s endorsement is correct time and time again, and sooner or later, Watson’s time will come.
Faf du Plessis: Faf du Plessis has been the Chennai Super Kings’ best player with the bat this season. He has to open against SRH with Murali Vijay sitting on it.
Ambati Rayudu: Ambati Rayudu has been declared fit by CSK CEO KS Viswanathan in an interview with Sportstar, so he might get a chance to come back in place of the out-of-form Murali Vijay.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Ruturaj Gaikwad has not been able to live up to the potential he promised. But he might have another chance, as Dhoni likes to back the youngsters.
MS Dhoni (c & wk): The situation with MS Dhoni’s batting position must be resolved before CSK loses too many games in a row.
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Dwayne Bravo: Dwayne Bravo is also rumored to be fit and could replace Josh Hazlewood on the team.
Sam Curran: Sam Curran has been one of the best CSK players on the team with both the bat and the ball, and therefore could be playing XI despite Bravo’s return.
Kedar Jadhav: Kedar Jadhav has a lot to do to justify his position in the team, or he could be replaced sooner rather than later.
Ravindra Jadeja: Ravindra Jadeja hasn’t been in the best shape so far this season, but he is an integral member of CSK’s bowling lineup. It will only get better with more matches.
Karn Sharma: Karn Sharma may have a chance in place of Piyush Chawla, who has proven to be expensive, despite choosing terrain.
Deepak Chahar: Deepak Chahar needs to do more with the new ball. He needs to target SRH starters Jonny Bairstow and David Warner.
CSK predicted XI against SRH: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar
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