3 Former CSK Batters Could be Perfect Fit in Team: IPL’s five-time champion Chennai Super Kings is on the verge of being eliminated from season 18 of the tournament. Chennai Super Kings has lost 7 out of 9 matches so far. Now even if it wins its remaining 5 matches consecutively, it is difficult for Chennai Super Kings to reach the playoffs.
CSK’s team is in last place in the points table. The team’s batting was very poor. The top and middle order has been a complete flop. Although players like Khalil Ahmed and Noor Ahmed have bowled well so far, but that was not enough for them to win the match.
Now amid CSK’s helpless performance in the season, let’s take a look at three such former players who could have proved to be excellent for the current team.
3 Albie Morkel
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Former South African all-rounder Albie Morkel could have proved to be a perfect fit in the current Chennai Super Kings team. He could have played an important role in the team by filling the shortcomings in the Chennai Super Kings team. Morkel has represented Chennai Super Kings in the first six seasons of the tournament. Morkel was capable of bowling for the team in any situation and overs. On the other hand, on the basis of his run-scoring ability, Chennai Super Kings has scored big in many matches. He has also chased 43 runs in 2 overs for Chennai Super Kings . If Morkel was in CSK at this time, the team could have won many matches.
2 Matthew Hayden
CSK is struggling with its opening pair in the current season. They started with Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Tripathi. After this, Tripathi was dropped in some matches and Devon Conway was included in the team, but the pair of Conway and Rachin also could not give a great start to the team. Meanwhile, if there was someone like Matthew Hayden, the situation of CSK could have been completely different. He could prove to be a nightmare for the batsmen in the powerplay in his time. He played a key role for the franchise from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he played a key role in helping CSK win the title.
1 Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina has played many match-winning innings while in the CSK camp. Raina was one of the most consistent performers for the team during his time. Suresh Raina was the highest run-scorer in the IPL before Virat Kohli broke the record for the highest run-scorer in the IPL in 2018. CSK batsmen have struggled against spin in the middle overs and Raina had a great record against spin. Raina used to adapt himself according to the situation in the match. If Raina was in the CSK camp now, the situation of the team would have been different.