Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson, two new pillars of Chennai Super Kings, on whom Chennai is building its new runway, and trying to fly, with the new-look Chennai Super Kings, Dhoni was unavailable for the first six matches and now when he is close to joining the field, everyone has started noticing the blue stripes of their jersey is missing, so the old days are not coming back and Dhoni in the new set up is not going to add value as a player but he will be the anchor the strategist, the map man of CSK who will show direction to the players if needed.
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Rutu has tried enough and is continuously trying to fit in the big shoes and from the last few matches he has been doing well from controlling to field placement he has learned well. But Chennai also needed the batter Ruturaj who delivered big every time they needed.
How can MS Dhoni fit into the team?
After not playing six matches of the season, it is never easy to come back and join the team unless someone is a regular player. For MS Dhoni it is going to be tough also, now with no Ayush Mhatre Chennai has to restructure their batting.
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So, if MS comes in at the Wankhede he will replace Matt Short whose contribution came in no help for the yellows and also this move will automatically move players one step up. Also, Chennai can bring in Urvil Patel at the top. If they go with two proper batters, then it will reduce their bowling options.
Let's see how the playing XII of CSK can look like
Ruturaj(c) , Samson, Urvil, Sarfaraz, Bravis, Dube, Dhoni (WK), Overton, Kamboj, Noor, Spencer
Impact sub- Gurjapneet/ Prashant Veer
