This could be MS Dhoni's last season for the franchise.
The Chennai Super Kings bagged England all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes on Friday for the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023 for a whopping Rs 16.25 crore. He entered the auction for a base price of Rs 2 crore. CSK fought hard with RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad for this. With this, he is the most expensive player bought by CSK after Deepak Chahar. CSK has bought a great player in Stokes, who led England from the front in the 2019 World Cup, the Headingley Ashes Test in 2019 and the 2022 T20 World Cup. CSK had a tough IPL season in 2022, finishing on the ninth spot in the points table.
This could be MS Dhoni's last season for the franchise. Apart from Stokes, Chennai has also bought Ajinkya Rahane and New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamison. Under-19 stars Shaik Rasheed and Nishant Sindhu are also in the mix. The team has also bought domestic players like Ajay Mandal and Bhagath Varma.
Ben Stokes is a prolific cricketer and a leader. He has performed both with the bat and the ball on the international circuit, making England a force to reckon with. Ben Stokes is an explosive batsman who can score briskly in all formats of the game. He is also a match finisher. With the ball, he is a wicket taker and one of the frontline pacers of the English team.
Chennai Super Kings(CSK) Full Players List in IPL 2023:
| Player Name |
Country |
Age |
Role |
Auction Price |
| MS Dhoni (wk) |
India |
41 years |
WK-Batsman |
INR 12 Cr(R) |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad |
India |
25 years |
Batsman |
INR 6 Cr(R) |
| Ambati Rayudu (wk) |
India |
37 years |
WK- Batsman |
INR 6.75 crores(R) |
| Devon Conway |
New Zealand |
31 years |
Batsman |
INR 1 crores(R) |
| Subhranshu Senapati |
India |
25 years |
Batsman |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Deepak Chahar |
India |
30 years |
Bowler |
INR 14 crores(R) |
| Tushar Deshpande |
India |
27 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Maheesh Theekshana |
Sri Lanka |
22 years |
Bowler |
INR 70 Lakhs(R) |
| Simranjeet Singh |
India |
25 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Matheesha Pathirana |
Sri Lanka |
20 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Mukesh Choudhary |
India |
26 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Prashant Solanki |
India |
22 years |
Bowler |
INR 1.20 crores(R) |
| Mitchell Santner |
New Zealand |
30 years |
Bowler |
INR 1.90 crores(R) |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar |
India |
20 years |
Bowler |
INR 1.50 crores(R) |
| Ravindra Jadeja(C) |
India |
34 years |
All-rounder |
INR 16 Cr(R) |
| Moeen Ali |
England |
35 years |
All-rounder |
INR 8 Cr(R) |
| Shivam Dube |
India |
29 years |
All-rounder |
INR 4 crores(R) |
| Dwaine Pretorius |
South Africa |
33 years |
All-rounder |
INR 50 Lakhs(R) |
| Ben Stokes |
England |
31 years |
All-rounder |
INR 16.25 Crores |
| Bhagath Verma |
India |
24 years |
Bowler |
Rs 20 lakh |
| Ajay Mandal |
India |
26 years |
TBA |
INR 20 lakh |
| Kylie Jamieson |
Australia |
27 years |
Bowler |
Rs 1 crore |
| Nishanth Sindhu |
India |
18 years |
All Rounder |
Rs 60 lakh |
| Shaik Rasheed |
India |
18 years |
Batsman |
Rs 20 lakh |
| Ajinkya Rahane |
India |
34 years |
Batsman |
Rs 50 lakh |
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