The second-most successful side in the IPL had a good enough mini-auction on Friday. They had primarily released overseas pacers, all-rounders ahead of the event. The franchise came with a clear approach to target a few experienced overseas players, who would fill in the void created by the departure of Dwayne Bravo.

Among their seven picks, Ben Stokes was the finest to emerge from the pack. Others were experienced players like Kyle Jamieson and Ajinkya Rahane, who have solidified CSK's backup plans in the IPL 2023. 

CSK IPL 2023 Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande

So, based on the squad available, here is the list of 11 players, who are likely to feature in CSK's starting XI