IPL 2022: First Choice 4 Overseas Players Of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) For The Tournament

Chennai Super Kings added 21 players in the IPL 2022 mega auction to complete a squad of 25 players heading into IPL 2022. Deepak Chahar was the most expensive payer they bought at the auction. Overall, the squad looks very balance and with MS Dhoni still at the helm, they start as one of the favourites to win the tournament. In between all this, they did not opt to get back Suresh Raina back into their team which became one of the talking points of the mega auction.

Chennai Super Kings have a total of seven overseas players in their squad. They retained Moeen Ali and added the likes of bought back Chris Jordan and Mitchell Santner into their squad. They added a good death bowling option Chris Jordan, a fast bower in Adam Milne and two others in Devon Conway and Dwayne Pretorious.

They have several good options to choose from. CSK is a side that does not like changing their playing XI much thus it will be interesting to see the overseas options to go with. Meanwhile, in this article, we will try and predict the four overseas players the CSK might include in their playing XI.

IPL 2022: First Choice 4 Overseas Players Of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) For The Tournament

Devon Conway

Conway can replace Faf Du Plessis at the top of the order for Chennai Super Kings. He is a big-hitter in T20 cricket and can suit himself according to the requirements of the side. He will open alongside Robin Uthappa or Ruturaj Gaikwad which also means that the left-right combination will be taken care of. With enough depth in the CSK batting order, Conway can be a free-stroking opener at the top-order for CSK.

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Moeen Ali

Playing his first season for CSK in IPL 2021, Moeen Ali scored 357 runs in 15 games with an average of 25. He turned out to be a utility player for CSK. He was used very carefully by MS Dhoni and it yielded positive results. This year too, the England all-rounder is expected to be used in the same way. He might be required to open the batting as well in a few matches if required. With Suresh Raina, not a part of the CSK side anymore, Moeen Ali is expected to bat permanently at number three in the batting order.

Dwayne Bravo

CSK have two death bowling options in Dwayne Bravo and Chris Jordan and they might use both of them in their playing XI. They will obviously prefer Bravo over Jordan if the need arises. Bravo with his invaluable experience has been a matchwinner for CSK and the franchise has kept immense trust in the player as well. CSK buying Bravo is the auction is an evident example of that trust over the years.

Chris Jordan

The addition of Chris Jordan adds a bit of flesh to their death bowling. This also allows the franchisee to use Deepak Chahar inside the powerplay and leave the death overs to the two specialists in Bravo and Jordan. Jordan can hit big shots as well if and when needed which makes him a good addition to the Chennai Super Kings playing XI.

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