There has been tension regarding the Chennai Super Kings' home matches as actor turned politician Rajinikanth called for a boycott of the Indian Premier League in light of the Cauvery row.
Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Monday stated that the T20 league's matches in Chennai will go ahead as per schedule.
There has been tension regarding the Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) home matches as actor turned politician Rajinikanth called for a boycott of the IPL in light of the Cauvery row.
Reacting to this, Shukla was quoted as saying by ANI, "IPL 2018 matches in Chennai will be held as per the schedule. Adequate security measures have been taken. IPL should not be dragged into political controversies."
CSK will aim to dominate Kolkata Knight Riders in the presence of die-hard fans when they play their first IPL home game in two years in Chennai on Tuesday.
Back with a bang with a thrilling win over Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener, Chennai Super Kings will look to improve further.
For the legion of CSK fans, it will be a homecoming like no other as the 'Men in Yellow' will play at M A Chidambaram Stadium for the first time since May 2015. Their loyal supporters also turned up in huge numbers to watch them train.
Away from the field, there has been opposition by political groups to conduct IPL games in the city as they demand formation of Cauvery Management Board and threaten to disrupt proceedings.
CSK CEO K S Viswanathan, however, said the team's home matches will go on as per schedule. "The city police has been informed about the schedule and will handle the situation accordingly," he added.
Squads
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni(c), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.
(Inputs from PTI)
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