King's Are Back

                  

CSK made a comeback in IPL after 2 years of ban.Before the suspension this was the only team to go beyond the league stage to play the playoffs and have won the title 2 consecutive titles in 2010 and 2011. Infact they were so dominating throughout the seasons that we started seeing posts like these:

So let's see how CSK is now after the comeback.

1. Dhoni Returns as the captain

Dhoni resigned from the Indian captaincy from limited overs in 2017 but all of us know he still use to give orders from behind the stumps with Virat Kohli. Everyone knows how respected he is as a captain  and as a player in the world of cricket. So who other than this man is better for the captaincy and to continue carry the legacy of csk.

2. Players Retained
CSK reatined 3 players at the IPL player retention in 2018.They were Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh raina and Ravindra Jadeja. Suresh Raina is the leading run  scorer of the IPL so far and he is the next man anyone can think of in CSK after Dhoni. Ravindra Jadeja is a decent batsman, a good bowler and an incredible fielder. After making his debut in  csk in 2012 Jadeja has contributed a lot for the team in all the 3 formats of the game with his bat,bowl as well as in the field.


3.New and Old Players
In the 2018 IPL auction CSK bought a lot of new players and we also have seen few old players again joining back the team. One thing that surprised most of the fans is allowing Ravichandran Ashwin to leave and not trying hard to let him bring back to his old club. Other than that Dwayne bravo is back to show off his fun moves after CSK used RTM(Right To Match) Card to get him back in the Line up. South African captain Faf Du Plesis will also join the squad along with some new faces like Shane Watson, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Mark Wood, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur,Imran Tahir and some uncapped players like KM Asif, Deepak Chahar and lot more will be seen in the Yellow Jersey this year.

Overall the Squad got and intersting pair of Bravo and Watson as All rounders with some spice of Indian Spinner like jadeja and Bhajji. The batting looks quite strong with Watson at top, Raina Rayudu in  the middle and Dhoni Bravo as the finishers. The only downside that i can see in this Squad is a lot of Players are above 30 so injuries can affect the form of the players and the team but at the same time the team has a lot of experience in it which can definitly gives them the advantage over the others. It will be Interesting to see whether they can continue to be seen as the real Kings as they use to do or it will take something else to continue their good form in IPL.