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IPL 2024: Top five Chennai Super Kings uncapped players to look out for

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have always nurtured uncapped players into stars. After Ruturaj Gaikwad in 2021 and Mathisha Pathirana in 2023, who will emerge in IPL 2024?

SKY to Coetzee: Full list of unavailable players, replacements in IPL 2024

The start of the Mumbai Indians' campaign is expected to be marred by the injuries of some key players. Surya, Coetzee, Madhusanka are not fully fit ahead of Indian Premier League 2024

IPL 2024: Shardul excited to be back in CSK, under Mahi bhai's guidance

Fresh from a title-winning run with Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, India all-rounder Shardul Thakur is now looking forward to his IPL homecoming with the Chennai Super Kings where he expects to "grow" under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni after a not-so-great season last year. Thakur was part of the CSK squad from 2018 to 2021 before plying his trade with Delhi Capitals (2022) and Kolkata Knight Riders (2023). He will return to CSK this season after being bought for Rs 4 crore. "Honestly, I did not have a great IPL last year," Thakur told PTI Videos in an interview. Thakur averaged 14.13 with the bat and managed seven wickets in the 11 IPL games he played last year. "I am very excited to play under Mahi Bhai. There is something or the other that you take away from the game when you are playing with him. He is standing behind the stumps, guiding you, allowing you to grow," he said on the sidelines of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha here on Thursday which the hosts won b

IPL 2024: What will be MS Dhoni's role in Chennai Super Kings this season?

If Dhoni is playing his last season this year, then IPL 2024 is going to be a transition year, MSD could play himself as an impact player in IPL 2024, says Ambati Rayudu

IPL 2024: Dhoni is a special player and a special captain - Moeen Ali

All-rounder Moeen Ali has lavished praise on England skipper Ben Stokes despite the underwhelming Test performance against India, saying the all-rounder is special for the way he has transformed the side into an "amazing and entertaining" unit. Ali, who has retired from the longest format, said Stokes deserves plenty of credit for ensuring that England are better than average. "I had Joe Root and Alastair Cook as my captains, but Stokesy was just different. The way he's taking the game and team forward, it's really amazing. He took England from not playing great cricket to amazing and entertaining cricket," Ali told 'ESPNCricinfo'. England are trailing 1-3 in the ongoing series and the the fifth and final Test is currently in progress in Dharamsala. Ali also defended the visiting team's ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' approach, which has drawn criticism for being one-dimensional after India managed to gain the upper-hand. "Everyone is talking about Bazball. But they actually don't belie

IPL 2024: Amidst 'new season new role' saga MS Dhoni lands in Chennai

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni landed here on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season. The defending champions posted a picture of Dhoni, who led them to their fifth title last season, exiting a vehicle on social media, captioning it "#THA7A Dharisanam!" Speculation is rife that this season will be Dhoni's final one as a player. Last year, the 42-year-old mostly came out to bat towards the fag end of CSK innings. CSK began their pre-season training camp on Saturday with the first batch of CSK players landing here a day before. The players who have arrived so far include Deepak Chahar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Simarjeet Singh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Shaik Rasheed and Nishant Sindhu (all-rounder). CSK will open their IPL 2024 campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore here on March 22.

New season, new role: MS Dhoni keeps everyone guessing ahead of IPL 2024

Dhoni has always made surprise announcements in his career, so this could be another one

Conway ruled out: What will be CSK's playing 11 in IPL 2024 first leg?

Rachin Ravindra, another New Zealander like Conway, bats at the top of the order. He bowls left-arm spin as well and was one of the best buys, coming at just Rs 55 lakh for the Chennai-based side

Chennai Super Kings' training camp gets underway ahead of IPL 2024

Chennai Super Kings' pre-season camp got underway here on Saturday in the presence of pacer Deepak Chahar, who will be eyeing a national comeback through a consistent run for his franchise in the IPL beginning March 22. "The first batch of local (Indian) players arrived on Friday and more are expected to arrive in the coming days," a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) official told PTI. On Friday, CSK confirmed the arrival of the first batch of players in the city and they included Simarjeet Singh (pacer), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (all-rounder), Mukesh Choudhary (pacer), Prashant Solanki (spinner), Ajay Mandal (all-rounder) and Deepak Chahar (seamer). Notably, Chahar has not played any form of cricket since last December when he pulled out of the T20 series against Australia midway before skipping the tour of South Africa due to his father's illness. However, he declared himself fully fit last month while training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. The injury-pron

IPL 2024 schedule: Defending champions CSK to face RCB in season opener

Only the first leg of the schedule has been announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as of now. The first half will begin on March 22 and conclude on April 7

IPL 2024: Etihad named as official sponsor of Chennai Super Kings

Gulf carrier Etihad Airways on Thursday entered into an agreement with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to become its official sponsor. The partnership will cover CSK's events and platforms, while its players' jerseys will display the Etihad logo, the carrier said. The collaboration with the five-time champion of the Indian Premier League (IPL), comes close on the heels of Etihad roping in Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif as its brand ambassador, it said. Etihad started flying into India 20 years ago and has been investing here from day one, be it in deploying the best planes here or customising local palette to customers across the 10 cities where we are operating, Etihad Airways Chief Revenue Officer Arik De said. "So, the investment that we are announcing today is about CSK. Cricket is a huge part of this country and deepening that relationship for us is super important," De told PTI in an interaction. The partnership with CSK was announced at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai in the pres

IPL 2024: Captains with most matches in the Indian Premier League history

There have been four players who have captained their side in more than 100 matches and there are only two who have the privilege of captaining more than 150 matches in IPL history

Indian Premier League 2024 likely to take place from March 22 to May 26

With IPL 2024 expected to be the first MS Dhoni's last edition in the world's richest cricket league, this season, too, CSK's caravan is anticipated to witness many MSD fans in the stands.

Ambati Rayudu reveals reason for quitting YSRCP amid speculations of rift

Former India and Chennai Super Kings cricketer Rayudu joined YSRCPon December 28, 2023, in a grand function held by Andhra CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

IPL 2024 auction sees 57% watch-time growth compared to 2023 mini auction

Viewership of the 2024 auction equalled the highest viewership for a 'mini-auction' in BARC history. 22.8 mn viewers, 29% higher than last year, tuned to Star Sports to watch players' bidding live

IPL 2024: Rizvi's Rs 8.40 cr windfall brings smile on ailing father's face

Sameer Rizvi and his uncle Tankeeb Akhtar were choked with emotions as Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals engaged in an intense bidding war for the 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh batter in the IPL auction on Tuesday. The paddle final settled at a whopping Rs 8.40 crore with Rizvi going to the CSK's Anbu (Love) Den.' For IPL 2024. The roseate moment came after massive struggles for the Rizvi household as his father Haseen has not been able to work owing to poor health. Now the physically fragile yet proud dad can afford to smile. After all, the son will be able to afford best medicl treatment for his father, who suffered brain haemorrhage three years ago. "We were expecting Sameer to get picked by some team in the auction. But we never expected for this big money or CSK to bid for him," Akhtar told PTI from Meerut. Now, the Rizvis are looking ahead to a brighter future. "Sameer has a lot of ambitions - buying a good house, proper treatment of his father and a lot of

IPL 2024 auction: Chennai Super Kings entire squad and players' salary

Check all the players' salaries and the full squad of the Chennai Super Kings after the completion of the IPL 2024 auction

IPL 2024 auction: Starc to Smith - Full list of sold and unsold players

Not long after Cummins fetched a whopping Rs 20.50 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad, Starc raised the bar when Kolkata Knight Riders made a multi-million dollar bid for the left-arm pacer

IPL 2024 Auction highlights: KKR bags Starc for record Rs 24.75 crore

After Cummins whopping Rs 20.5 crore bid price, his countryman Mitchell Starc set the auction on fire as KKR bags him for Rs 24.75 crore

IPL 2024 auction: Check remaining purse and available slots of all 10 teams

After trading captain Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians in a money deal, IPL 2023 runner-up Gujarat Titans have a maximum remaining purse of Rs 38.17 crore.