Returning to the fore again will be the biggest motivation for the Chennai Super Kings after facing the 2-year suspension. They were the most successful team before the ban was enforced and are certainly one of the fan favorite sides.
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IPL 2018: SWOT Analysis of the Chennai Super Kings
Let us try to do a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis for the Chennai Super Kings. In this piece, we will talk about Chennai Super Kings who are returning for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League along with the Royals after a 2 year Ban.
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Chennai Super Kings Squad:
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif KM, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma and Chaitanya Bishnoi.
Strengths:
The franchise managed to retain the core of the side through the retention program when they picked MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja for retention. However, their disinterest in going for Ravichandran Ashwin shocked one and all. With plenty of support for the spinners at their home ground at Chepauk, the side is full of spinners who can destroy the batting sides through their turning balls. Likes of Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Mitchell Santner are capable of running through the batters.
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All-rounders in the form of Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo will be lethal for the side as well as their abilities with bat and ball can change the course of the game in quicktime.
Weaknesses:
Chennai went for a number of spinners in the auction, however, once they go outside Chennai where they might find out that spinners will struggle on those surfaces, Chennai will miss an experienced quality fast bowler. Mark Wood and Lungi Ngidi are the two overseas pacers in their side but both of them do not have much experience. At the same time, this will their first-ever appearance in the IPL so relying on them for the success can be difficult.
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Opportunities:
The IPL has become one of the most successful cricket tournament across the world. Discarded from the shorter formats, likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina will have a massive opportunity to prove their worth and have themselves hovering around the selector’s desk. South African pace bowler Lungi Ngidi too can make his case strong with a good outing in the IPL for the shorter format of the game.
Threats:
On the first day of the auction, CSK went for the experienced campaigners. The fans felt that their number of players have already passed their prime. Few of their players are aged 32-35 which can hurt their fielding department. Every runs saved in the field is as good as a run scored but for the CSK, they could find themselves in trouble If their aged players miss out on catches, and crucial run outs.
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Pitches assisting the quicks will be one of the biggest threat to CSK’s in this upcoming season of the IPL.
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