3 Players Who Might Be Released From Chennai Super Kings Ahead Of IPL 2020 Auction

Chennai Super Kings have been the most successful team in last 12 years of the Indian Premier League. He has won the title three times in 10 years when they have participated and is the only team to make it to the playoffs in every season of the tournament.

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The MS Dhoni-led created history when they came back from a two-year ban to lift the trophy in 2018. Chennai also had a superb run in this year’s competition but lost to Mumbai Indians in a close encounter in the final.

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With another exciting season of IPL, round the corner, the Super Kings will hope to fix their bench strength. They have never been a fan of tinkering with their core strength as they have kept it intact since the beginning. The management will look forward to leaving a few cricketers to rope in some new talents ahead of the next season.

We at Cricket Addictor will take a look at the three players Chennai Super Kings might release ahead of the next edition of the Indian Premier League:

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MURALI VIJAY

The swashbuckling opener is currently in the twilight of his career. Murali Vijay, who has been India’s No 1 Test batsman in the last few years, lost his place in the playing XI owing to consistent poor performances.

He has been a reserve opener for Chennai Super Kings in the last edition of the league and played only two games. With Vijay not in the first-choice list of the management, the franchise might look to release him ahead of the auctions for the next season.

The veteran Tamil Nadu cricketer featured only in two matches scoring 64 runs at an average of just over 100.

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SCOTT KUGGELEIJN

The fast bowler from New Zealand Scott Kuggeleijn replaced Lungi Ngidi in the Chennai Super Kings squad for the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League. However, he played only two matches for the side as MS Dhoni relied mainly on his domestic fast bowlers.

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Although Kuggeleijn scalped two wickets from the same number of games, his economy was on the higher side. It was one of the major reasons, the Kiwi pacer didn’t get an extended run in the competition.

With Ngidi fit and back in the business, Chennai is unlikely to keep him in the squad for another season of the cash-rich league. Kuggeleijn will have rub his shoulders in the auction to find a place in any of the eight franchises.

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KARN SHARMA

Karn Sharma has been a household name in the Indian Premier League. He made headlines when Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for a whopping sum. He had a great time with the Hyderabad outfit and also did an outstanding job playing for Mumbai Indians.

However, the conventional leg-spinner has failed to live upto the expectations after joining Chennai Super Kings in 2018. Although he has had very limited opportunities, but Karn has failed to seize those opportunities. He played only match last season as was expensive.

With his performance not in favour, Karn will likely have to undergo the auctions to find another franchise for IPL 2020.