IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Target

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Target.  Chennai Super Kings are expected to let go of a number of players after the franchise finished 9th in the 10-team tournament in IPL 2022. Several talented youngsters will be brought up at the auction table and CSK would want to buy some to strengthen their squad as they’d want to push for one more title in what is most likely to be MS Dhoni’s last IPL season.

The likes of Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Narayan Jagadeesan, Bhagath Verma, C Hari Nishanth, Prashant Solanki, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Subhranshu Senapati, and Matheesha Pathirana may be released by Chennai Super Kings.

Ravindra Jadeja and his rumored rift with Chennai Super Kings had earlier raised eyebrows on the all-rounder’s inclusion in the team for IPL 2023. However, according to reports, CSK has refused to trade Ravindra Jadeja with a couple of teams.

The star all-rounder played with the franchise for many years and was retained for Rs 16 crore in the 15th edition of IPL 2022. From being criticized for his captaincy and poor performance with the bat to stepping down as the skipper, Ravindra Jadeja was in the news for the wrong reasons in IPL 2022. Reports tell that MS Dhoni has made it very clear to the CSK management that they cannot lose Ravindra Jadeja at any cost.

MS Dhoni is doing the last-minute rejig to finalize Chennai Super King’s (CSK) released player list. CSK can part ways with injury-prone Adam Milne and Chris Jordan. Robin Uthappa having retired will also be on the released players’ list. As for retention, MS Dhoni will have his trusted commander Deepak Chahar back after missing out on IPL 2022 with an injury.

MS Dhoni-led CSK, who failed to qualify for the IPL 2022 Playoffs, has retained former captain Ravindra Jadeja but decided to release international cricketers like England pacer Chris Jordan and New Zealand duo of pacer Adam Milne and spinner Mitchell Santner.

Chennai has retained MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Dwayne Pretorius, and Deepak Chahar for the 16th season of IPL. Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Narayan Jagdeeshan and Mitchell Santner have been released.

Delhi Capitals who still wait to enlist their name in the IPL winners list ended up in 5th position in the last IPL season. Delhi Capitals have won 7 games in the 14 games they played and pushed to 5th position in the IPL 2022 Points Table with a total point of 14. GMR Sports Pvt. Ltd & JSW Sports Pvt Ltd owned team have been inconsistent throughout the IPL 2022 season.

It is learned that ahead of IPL 2023 auction, all teams are asked to submit their final list of retained players by November 15, 2022. In order to avoid a massive collapse all teams will look to retain their star performers and will release the rest. It is expected that all teams will retain a maximum of 15 players ahead of the tournament. The likes of Mandeep Singh, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey and Ripal Patel may be released by the franchise before IPL 2023.

India fast bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to turn up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the next edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 as his former franchise Delhi Capitals traded him for uncapped Mumbai all-rounder Aman Khan.

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Target

Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan was released by Chennai Super Kings before IPL 2023 auctions. Hence Delhi Capitals may target the pacer in IPL 2023. 34-year-old Chris Jordan has been a key member of the England T20 side and is currently one of the best death bowlers in the business. The 34-year-old can give two quality overs in the death and can also be a handy batsman if needed.

RCB and CSK both were interested in getting the services of the death-over specialist, Chris Jordan who finally came to the CSK camp for INR 3.6 crore in IPL 2022. Known to be a quality death bowler and for some hard-hitting shots lower down the order, Chris Jordan was drafted for the first time into the IPL in 2016 by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

He was acquired by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 50 Lakh in the 2017 edition. The Punjab Kings picked him in the 2020 auction for INR 3 cr and he picked 9 wickets in the season. He picked 4 scalps in as many matches in IPL 2021 and only 2 scalps in 4 IPL 2022 games for CSK.

Adam Milne

Like Chris Jordan, Adam Milne was released by Chennai Super Kings before IPL 2023 auctions. Hence Delhi Capitals may target the pacer in IPL 2023 mini auctions. Adam Milne was purchased in the auction for the IPL 2022 tournament by the Chennai Super Kings in February 2022 but was ruled out after a few matches. Fast bowler Adam Milne of New Zealand is prone to injury.

After only one match, he was ruled out of the IPL 2022. Adam Milne is set to be released from the team now that CSK has Matheesha Pathirana. Kiwi pacer, Adam Milne plied his trade for the Chennai Super Kings who bought him for INR 1.90 crore at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.

Known for his sharp bouncers and deadly yorkers, Adam Milne previously was bought by the Mumbai Indians for INR 3.2 crores in the IPL 2021 auction as an addition to their rich pace bowling attack. He has played only 10 IPL games where he picked 7 scalps averaging 46.71.

Mitchell Santner

The kiwi spin all-rounder Mitchell Santner played again for the CSK at the IPL 2022. A smart spinner and a handy batter, Mitchell Santner was bought by CSK for INR 1.9 crore at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. In 2018, when the New Zealand all-rounder was bought by CSK for just INR 50 lacs, the Kiwi bowler was definitely one of the most economical buys for CSK.

He has picked 10 scalps averaging 27.7 in 12 games and has also amassed 54 runs averaging 18. He played 4 games in 2019, 2 in 2020, and 6 in 2022. Mitchell Santner had an excellent T20 World Cup 2022, where he picked 9 scalps in 5 T20Is averaging a mere 14.33.

For this reason, Delhi Capitals may target him in IPL 2023 as they don’t have an overseas spin all-rounder. Mitchell Santner if picked by Delhi would team up with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel in their IPL 2023 squad.