Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the defending champions of IPL 2022. CSK won the trophy last year after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final Match. With almost 1 month left for Indian Premier League 2022, CSK is gearing up for the IPL tournament. During the IPL 2022 Auction, the 4-time IPL champions bought a total of twenty-one players.
The men-in-yellow have strong players in the Team squad like MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, among others. Here we take a look at Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XIs for the 1st Match of the IPL 2022 tournament.
IPL 2022 – Chennai Super Kings Overview
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. They play in the Indian Premier League tournament. The Team was founded in the year 2008, the team plays its home matches in Chennai at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. The team is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd & India Cements is the major stakeholder.
| League | Indian Premier League |
| Personnel | |
| Captain | MS Dhoni |
| Coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Owner | India Cements |
| Manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
| Team information | |
| City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Founded | 2008; 14 years ago |
| Home ground | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| History | |
| Indian Premier League wins | 4 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021) |
| Champions League Twenty20 wins | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| Official website | chennaisuperkings.com |
List of Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XIs
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Robin Uthappa
- Moeen Ali
- Ambati Rayudu
- Shivam Dube
- MS Dhoni (C and WK)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Deepak Chahar
- Dwayne Bravo
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Mitchell Santner
Chennai Super Kings – IPL Seasons
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2008 | 3rd out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 2nd out of 8 | Semi-finalists |
| 2010 | 3rd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2011 | 2nd out of 10 | Champions |
| 2012 | 4th out of 9 | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 1st out of 9 | Runners-up |
| 2014 | 3rd out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2015 | 1st out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2017 | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2018 | 2nd out of 8 | Champions |
| 2019 | 2nd out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2020 | 7th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2021 | 2nd out of 8 | Champions |
Champions League T20 Seasons
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2010 | 1st out of 10 | Champions |
| 2011 | 5th out of 10 | Group Stage |
| 2012 | 5th out of 10 | Group Stage |
| 2013 | 4th out of 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2014 | 1st out of 10 | Champions |
Chennai Super Kings – Final Team Squad
MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Verma, Mukesh Choudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Prashant Solanki, Dwayne Bravo, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, C Hari Nishanth, Simarjeet Singh, and Adam Milne
Squad Strength – 25 (Indian 17 Overseas 8)
Purse Remaining – INR 2.95 Crore
IPL permitting only four Overseas Players
Devon Conway – David Conway the New Zealand top-order batter picked because he could open with Ruturaj Gaikwad. He is explosive and being a left-hander.
Dwayne Bravo – He has been part of the Chennai Super Kings family for so long. Dwayne Bravo guides the new overseas players. He can win matches with both bat and the ball. He will be the better option for CSK’s playing XI.
Moeen Ali – Moeen Ali is an Engish allrounder who was phenomenal for Chennai Super Kings in 2021. Batting at No 3, Ali’s quickfire cameos helped the side on most matches.
Chris Jordan – Chris Jordan is an Englishman who would add a little more firepower to the death bowling. He is good with his variations and that would slow and turn Indian pitches.
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