CSK Select Playing XI with Nitish Rana, de Kock and Mohammed Shami for IPL 2022

IPL 2022 mega auction count down starts Chennai Super Kings CSK gave a spectacular performance in IPL 2021 by winning their 4th title of the tournament. The team defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the final to lift the trophy. Ahead of IPL 2022 auction, CSK Playing XI with Nitish Rana, Quinton de Kock and Mohammed Shami for IPL 2022.

Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the 4 players that the franchise retained in their squad for IPL 2022. Now, the four-time champions have Rs. 48 crore purse available out of Rs. 90 crore total purse to buy players during IPL 2022 auction. Chennai Super Kings’s CSK playing XI for IPL 2022.

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Chennai Super Kings also retained Ruturaj Gaikwad for IPL 2022 for Rs. 6 crore after his impeccable batting show in last season. Playing as an opener for the team, Gaikwad slammed 635 runs in 16 games finishing as the leading run-getter of the tournament. The right-handed batsman also slammed 1 century and 4 half-centuries.

Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock is one of the top attacking batsmen in the present era. Quinton de Kock is known for his ability to play a fearless brand of cricket. The southpaw is also one of the most sought-after cricketers in T20 cricket. Apart from his attacking exploits, he is also a terrific wicket-keeper. Quinton de Kock has kept the wickets ever so well in the cash-rich Indian Premier League while playing for Mumbai Indians.

Earlier, the five-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians released the South African international ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. It will be quite interesting to see where Quinton de Kock will end up in the next season. The southpaw has featured in 77 games in the Indian Premier League. The attacking wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock scored 2256 runs. Today, he is one of the finest wicketkeepers in the game. Chennai team plan to take him CSK playing XI

Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali is another player that CSK has retained in the squad for IPL 2022. The franchise signed him for Rs. 7 crores in the last auction. As an all-rounder, Ali did a great job for the team in IPL 2021. He scored 357 runs in 15 innings at an average of 25.50 and also picked 6 wickets while bowling. Moeen Ali gives incredible support to the team at no.3 batting position with his ability to pile up runs in the middle-overs effectively.

Nitish Rana

Left-handed batter Nitish Rana was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the IPL 2022 auction. Rana, who was purchased by KKR at the IPL 2018 auction, did a decent job for the franchise. In 2021, he scored 383 runs in 17 games at a strike rate of 121.97, with two fifties.

Nitish Rana numbers weren’t bad but he also didn’t do enough to be retained by KKR. If you look at his performances in the previous two seasons, Nitish Rana scored 344 runs during IPL 2019 at a strike rate of 146.38 and 352 runs in IPL 2020 at 138.58. The 27-year-old’s comparatively lower strike rate in 2021 could have played a role in KKR releasing Nitish Rana . Chennai team plan to take him CSK playing XI

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni has been retained by the franchise for Rs. 12 crore and there are no doubts that he will again lead the franchise in the next season. MS Dhoni has successfully proved his captainship by winning 4 titles for the team so far. Although he is not able to recreate his hard-hitting batting show now, Dhoni is a brilliant option for a skipper and wicketkeeper for the team.

Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya is one of the all-rounders who has tasted success due to his performance in IPL. Mumbai Indians picked him in 2016 for INR 20 lakh. He made 1143 runs in 84 matches at an average of 22.86 and a strike rate of 138.54. On the bowling front, he took 51 wickets at an average of 34.76 and an economy of 7.36.

In IPL 2018 auction, Mumbai Indians picked him up for INR 8.8 crores using the Right to Match card. Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him after a fierce battle with Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Krunal made 143 runs in 13 matches last season and picked five wickets at an economy of 7.98. This led to him being released by the franchise, which retained Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Kieron Pollard. But, MI might make a bid to get him back if he goes in the auction pool. However, chennai team plan to take him CSK playing XI

Ravindra Jadeja

CSK retained Ravindra Jadeja in the highest salary cap, giving the all-rounder Rs. 16 crore deal for IPL 2022. Jadeja was fabulous with his batting and bowling in IPL 2021. The left-handed batsman scored 227 runs in 9 innings at an average of 75.66 with 1 half-century. He also picked 13 wickets while bowling at an economy of 7.06.

Sam Curran

Sam Curran will be another player whom CSK will look to bring back to their squad. The England player was only part of IPL 2021 first leg but gave a commendable performance for the team. The all-rounder scored 56 runs in 9 games and also picked 9 wickets. The 23-year-old player will be a valuable player for the team in the future and CSK will try their best to buy him back in IPL 2022 auction.

Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur did an outstanding job for the team in IPL 2021. The right-arm pacer picked 21 wickets in 16 games and was the top wicket-taker for CSK. Hence, the franchise might aim to pick him back in the squad. Thakur is also a useful tail ender batsman with his ability to pile up runs at the lower-order if the need arises.

T. Natarajan

T. Natarajan’s rise in international cricket has served as an inspiration to all Indian cricket fans. The left-arm pacer from Tamil Nadu rose to prominence after playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2020, earning him international callups.  However, despite playing in all three forms, his career has been stalled due to a slew of ailments and setbacks.

Natarajan played for the Sunrisers in IPL 2020 and picked up 16 wickets from 16 matches at an impressive economy of 8.02. His ability to execute Yorkers at will impressed everyone. A spectacular moment of his career was when he dismissed AB de Villiers with a scorching Yorker and derailed RCB’s innings in the Eliminator.

He was unable to play in the first half of the IPL 2021 owing to injury. In the second half of the competition, he was infected with Covid-19, which caused him to miss all of the matches in the UAE. Natarajan’s ability to bowl in the death overs makes him a very valuable asset. In the death, his perfect Yorkers and accurate slower ones are difficult to handle.

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Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami’s IPL fortunes may just turn for the better when his name pops up during the IPL 2022 Auction. The pacer has been instrumental for India in Tests and in limited-overs formats, but his run in the marquee tournament never seemed to have had the success he’s had at international level.

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Shami heads into IPL 2022 with 79 wickets from 77 matches and has played for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Delhi Capitals (DC), and the Punjab Kings (PBKS). The seamer has been on the expensive side with the ball and injuries have hampered his consistency as well. But he is still that wicket-taking bowler who can be counted on to deliver in crunch situations and is a handy bat down the order.