Last Update on: February 9th, 2022 at 12:33 pm
Chennai Super Kings head into the IPL 2022 mega auction with a remaining purse of 48 crores. They need to fill in 21 slots with seven of them for overseas players. Several players from Tamil Nadu have played for CSK in the past. One of those who have made an impact are Ravichandran Ashwin and Murali Vijay.
Chennai Super Kings are expected to target several local players as per reports. A possible return of Ashwin is already being talked about. Dinesh Karthik is another player who has expressed his interest in playing for his home franchise as well. There are a few other talented cricketers that the franchise might look to target.
The BCCI announced a list of 590 cricketers for the IPL 2022 mega auction Out of these 370 are Indian players within which there are several Tamil Nadu platers who are a part of the auction. In this article, we will talk about five players whom CSK might target in the upcoming IPL auction.
IPL Auction 2022: 5 Tamil Nadu Players Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Can Target
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashwin made his debut for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2010. He played for the franchise for six years and picked up 90 wickets in 97 games for the franchise. Ashwin went on to play for Rising Pune Supergiants, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals in the IPL. He was a part of the 2020 Delhi side that made the final. Overall, in the IPL,
Ashwin has been one of the most successful bowlers. 167 match-long career in the Indian Premier League, he has scalped a total of 145 wickets at an economical 6.91. Ashwin and MS Dhoni playing together is very much a possibility in this IPL season.
