Chennai Super Kings had a fantastic 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League, as the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led squad took home their fifth title. The Yellow Army aims to repeat their last year’s heroics and give a memorable send-off to their longstanding captain. The Chennai-based franchise spent a whopping ₹30.40 Crore in the IPL 2024 auction and formed a well-balanced squad.
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Top 3 batters in CSK in IPL 2024 squad
The team has a proper balance of bowlers, batters, and all-rounders. Let’s have a look at the top three batters who will be expected to contribute more and win big for the side.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad played 16 games in the yellow shirt last year. Gaikwad contributed a total of 590 runs from 16 contests with a strike rate of 147.50. The Indian youngster built some fine partnerships with his fellow opener Devon Conway and shouldered the responsibility of opening games for the side throughout the season.
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Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube became part of the Yellow Army in 2022 and had a career turnaround under the leadership of MS Dhoni. Dube was in stellar form last season, as he scored 411 runs, which included three half-centuries. Dube averaged 37.36 and had a strike rate of 159.92 in the previous season. The 30-year-old changed the course of many games for his side and helped the side win their fifth title.
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Rachin Ravindra
Rachin Ravindra is the latest addition to the CSK camp as he was roped in by the franchise at a sum of ₹1.80 Crore in the mini-auction. This will be Ravindra’s first IPL, and considering his performance in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the Kiwi is expected to do well for MS Dhoni and Co. Ravindra doesn’t have great statistics in T20s but he might bring out a new side of him in the shortest format in Chennai.
Ravindra has played 20 T20Is for New Zealand and has recorded only 214 runs with an average of 16.46 at a strike rate of 133.45.
