Chennai's squad is very stable. Several T20 specialist batsmen are in their squad. And the batsmen are in good form.
- Rachn Ravindra
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Shivam Dube
- Daryl Mitchell
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni
Each batsmen is talented and capable of playing big innings. And now the batsmen are in a very good rhythm. Chennai's bowling order is also strong.
Deepak Chahar, Mustafiz, Tushar Deshpande and Jadeja are all experienced bowlers. Chennai has a squad worthy of becoming this year's IPL champions.
Ravindra and Mustafizur Rahman are two very valuable players for Chennai and CSK bought these two players at a very low price. While Mitchell Starc's value is over INR 26 crores, CSK bought these two players for just INR 3 crores, yet these two performed brilliantly. You can't buy good quality players just by spending money. To buy good quality players, you need to know the players besides spending money. CSK definitely has the right quality of player recognition due to which they have bought many quality players for relatively less amount of money. Everyone who CSK has included in the playing XI has been performing well for the team and CSK must be satisfied with the performance of each and every player.
Chennai team managed to buy Rachin Ravindra and Mustafiz at a very low price. Generally Bangladeshi players are not very expensive in IPL. Chennai took this opportunity. They have added talented players like Mustafiz to the squad. In the first match against Bengaluru, Chennai won because of Mustafiz's brilliant bowling. Mustafiz also picked up two wickets against Gujarat. Also Rachin Ravindra is not experienced enough yet. But he is a talented player. He has scored high scores in several T20 and ODI matches with the New Zealand team. Chennai team does not have to spend big amount of money for this talented player.
Chennai has a strong squad. Chennai's captain Raturaj Gaikwad, however, is getting adequate support from the experienced MS Dhoni. So it is expected that Chennai's performance will continue. Moreover, the players are also in good form now. I consider Chennai team as the most favorite for this year's IPL title.