In IPL 2024, Can CSK win their 6th title ?

In IPL 2024, they have had to be more mindful of how the squad shapes up after having released their 16.25 Cr man Ben Stokes, and Ambati Rayudu opting to retire. Shardul Thakur’s return brings experience to their bowling and further depth to the batting. The duo of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell – one a left-hander and a handy allrounder, the other New Zealand’s man for every crisis – are excellent upgrades at a time when Moeen Ali’s impact is on the wane.

Their big-money signing of the 20-year-old Sameer Rizvi has shades of the punt they took with an untested Ruturaj Gaikwad from five seasons ago. A year after winning their fifth title, CSK look even stronger, all bases well covered.

After losing the final off the last ball in 2008, and the semi-final in 2009, Super Kings secured back-to-back titles the next two seasons. They faltered in the knockouts in the next four IPLs and were then banned for two years because of a spot-fixing scandal. In 2018, however, Super Kings marked their return with their third title – despite, or because of, their squad being heavy on players over 30.

In 2019, Super Kings played a thrilling final against their bogey opponents, Mumbai Indians, with Rohit Sharma and Co eventually stealing a one-run victory over them. The following year, CSK struggled to adjust to the conditions in the UAE, finishing near the bottom of the table. They bounced right back the next season, going about things the clinical Super Kings way, finishing second in the league stage, then beating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final. In 2022, however, they crashed and burned again, just about managing to avoid the wooden spoon, before storming back again in 2023, taking the title a fifth time.

IPL 2024 Add players in CSK : Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman

Full Squad : MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Mustafizur Rahman

Possible XI for IPL 2024 : Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana