IPL Auction 2023: “It Will Be A Great Combination” – CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan On The Duo Of MS Dhoni, Ben Stokes

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan was absolutely delighted to have England red-ball captain Ben Stokes in the squad and he labelled the duo of MS Dhoni and Ben Stokes as a “great combination”.

Ben Stokes was acquired by the Chennai-based franchise for a whopping INR 16.25 crore and he equalled Chris Morris’ fee from the IPL 2021 auction and became the joint-third most-expensive player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

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In a video shared on the official Twitter handle of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Viswanathan said that having a two-time World Cup-winning captain – Dhoni – and a two-time World Cup-winning player – Stokes – is a great thing for the side.

“Getting an all-rounder the calibre of Ben Stokes was really a very good one for the team. He has the experience of winning two World Cups for England. Another World Cup-winning captain, our ‘Thalaivan’ is, I think it will be a great combination for CSK,” said team CEO Kasi Viswanathan in a video shared by CSK on Twitter.

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Notably, the trio of Stokes, Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane played together for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant back in 2017.

We have a very good mix of all-rounders – Kasi Viswanathan

The CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan further said that they have got a good mix of all-rounders in the team.

“Other three all-rounders went for a big price, we knew we had a chance. And I think we grabbed that chance and we are lucky to have it. We have a very good mix of all-rounders in the sense we have a Ben Stokes. We have a Jadeja, we have a Moeen Ali. We have a Jamieson. So, I think it’s a good blend

“As far as bowling is concerned, we have a good crop of Indian seamers also, and it should give captain ‘Thalaivan’ a great chance to come back and do well this season,” he added.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) released as many as 8 players ahead of the mini-auction. They entered the mini-auction with a total of INR 13.2 crore in their pocket. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had 18 players in the squad, 6 of which were overseas, and they had 7 open slots, of which 2 were for overseas players. Overall, CSK bought Ben Stokes, Kyle Jamieson, Ajinkya Rahane, Nishant Sindhu, Shaik Rasheed, Ajay Mandal and Bhagath Varma at the mini-auction.

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