Three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings received a second jolt before IPL 2020 when Harbhajan Singh withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons, the second high-profile cricketer from the franchise to retire from the IPL, after by Suresh Raina. However, Ajit Agarkar, the former fast bowler from India, feels that while Harbhajan’s absence is a huge void, it is not as if CSK are in a position where they would greatly miss the veteran Indian player’s services.
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“Well, we saw it when they went to the auction, they had enough effect already. You’ve seen it in Chennai when they play, they depend a lot on the effects due to the conditions, “Agarkar said on Star Sports’ Cricket Connected Show. “Harbhajan Singh, obviously that kind of experience, the quality that you lose, it will be a loss, but I think CSK has much more coverage in that department, at least as far as it goes.”
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The CSK enters the 2020 edition of the IPL with a powerful spinning bowling unit. With players like Mitchell Santner, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir and Karn Sharma in their ranks, CSK can be a real threat considering the dry surfaces of the UAE. The surfaces of Chepauk and Abu Dhabi / Dubai are expected to be similar in many respects and that Agarkar believes he can make CSK and its spinner a force to be reckoned with.
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“They also have Piyush Chawla that they have brought. This year they have Tahir, Santner, so they have enough effect and hope that the conditions are in their favor, what they get in Chennai, which is a bit of a turn, then those spinners come into play, “Agarkar said.
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