While the five-time champion splits the bank to gobble up Daryl Mitchell and uncapped Rizvi, it gets Shardul and Ravindra without wearing out its handbag; left-arm pacer Mustafizur will add bubble to the bowling unit as the Chennai outfit utilizes its ₹31.40 crore financial plan
The 2024 IPL could be a characterizing one for reigning champ Chennai Super Lords, as it could well be the last season for its magic skipper, M.S. Dhoni.
Going into the player sell off, the five-time champion expected to fortify a couple of regions, and the administration can be satisfied with how things turned out in Dubai on Tuesday.
Area of concentration
A vital area of center was to find a swap for the now-resigned Ambati Rayudu, who made effective exhibitions in the last three title-winning efforts (2018, 2021 and 2023).
On that front, the Super Lords scored a champ in all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and furthermore gobbled up an exceptionally evaluated 20-year-old uncapped player, Sameer Rizvi, going max speed for the two of them.
Area of concentration
A critical area of center was to find a trade for the now-resigned Ambati Rayudu, who made effective exhibitions in the last three title-winning efforts (2018, 2021 and 2023).
On that front, the Super Lords scored a champ in all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and furthermore gobbled up an exceptionally evaluated 20-year-old uncapped player, Sameer Rizvi, going max speed for the two of them.
Shardul's greatest years in the IPL have been while wearing the yellow pullover as a demise overs trained professional and he likewise adds profundity to the batting line-up.
One of the vital targets
Mentor Stephen Fleming later said Mitchell was one of his side's key targets.
"Daryl is an alternate sort of player, yet his exhibitions over the last 18 two years have justified this cost. He is an unfashionable player and frequently goes unnoticed. With his capacity to play turn, he is serious and a convenient bowler," said Fleming.
Another objective was an abroad pacer as a cover for Matheesha Pathirana, and the Chennai side figured out how to get a decent choice in 28-year-old Bangladeshi left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who comes in with a ton of involvement.
With a triumphant center to a great extent flawless, CSK has emerged from the bartering more grounded than before for its title safeguard and most likely Dhoni's swansong.