IPL 2018: Coming back to CSK is something special - Murali Vijay
Updated - 09 Feb 2018, 08:04 PM
Murali Vijay is one of India’s best openers in the Test format and has given the national team a lot of solidarity at the top of the order especially on away tours.
Vijay scored 102 runs in the six innings of the just concluded Tests series against South Africa.
However, Vijay has expressed excitement over joining his hometown Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after playing for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the 2015 and 2016 season respectively.
Vijay was bought by CSK for INR 2 crore after going unsold in the first round. Vijay played a key role for CSK in their triumph in the 2010 and 2011 season.
The opener Vijay had subsequently played for the Chennai-based franchise between 2009 and 2013 to amass 1,600 runs.
CSK has been the most successful franchise in the cash-rich tournament and Murali Vijay wants to excel.
Apart from the two titles, CSK also finished runners-up on four occasions and qualified to the Playoffs in every season that they featured in between 2008 and 2015.
Vijay said in an interview, “Coming back to CSK is something special… to play in front of your home crowd is always an amazing experience. Firstly, I’m looking forward to getting back into the Yellow jersey and enjoy (the feeling) and play some CSK brand of cricket. Exciting times ahead!”
Talking about his personal motive and agenda while playing for CSK he said, “Personally I am in a good head space and really looking forward to have a great time with CSK, and, of course, contributing to the team’s success is going to be my primary motive,”
Chennai Super Kings CEO, KS Viswanathan also praised the right-handed opener and said, “Vijay has always done well in crunch situations for us in the past. He is someone who clicks in big games and we are confident that he will reignite that spark.”
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