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Chennai, the reigning champions in the IPL 2022 series, missed out on a chance to win the trophy as they were miserably knocked out of the play-off round. Deepak Sahar’s withdrawal from the team due to injury was a major setback early on. A few days before the start of the series, MS Dhoni’s wrong decision to hand over the captaincy to the inexperienced Ravindra Jadeja and then take over the reins again led to the defeat.
On the other hand, batsmen like Rudraj Kaikwad failed to score consistently from the start and other bowlers bowled well to fill Deepak Sahar’s place in the bowling, giving the team 9th place with 10 defeats in 14 matches. So it was a shame not being able to qualify for the play-off round after 2020. Having learned the lesson of this defeat, Chennai are preparing to correct these shortcomings and win the trophy next year. Before that we need to get rid of the players who have been around for about a year so let’s look at 5 players like that.
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1. Chris Jordan: Purchased for Rs 3.60 crore to shoulder the responsibility of Deepak Sahar’s absence, he became a bowler in a bad economy of 10.52 in 4 matches.
Especially in the last match against Gujarat, he scored 25 runs in one over in the last over and the Chennai administration should remove him from the bench without any idea as he was rewarded with victory.
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2. Robin Uthappa: Robin Uthappa, who was bought for Rs 3 crore in 2021 and last time Raina was injured, was bought back for Rs 2 crore this year as he was instrumental in winning the trophy by amassing 115 runs in 4 matches in knockout matches including the final.
But this time in one match Siva formed a mega partnership with Dubai and scored 88 runs and contributed to the victory in all the remaining matches. Now that Devon Conway has proven himself to be the best opener, he is likely to be dropped by the Chennai management next year after scoring 230 runs in 12 matches at an average of 20.91.
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3. Adam Milne: The New Zealander, who was bought for Rs 1.90 crore, unfortunately withdrew from a match due to injury.
However, if he proves that young Indian fast bowlers like Mukesh Chaudhary and Simarjit Singh are doing well last time out, chances are slim that they will buy him back in Chennai next year.
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4. Ambati Rayudu: Having played as a star of hope since last 2018, he has been bought for Rs 6.75 crore this year and has scored 274 runs in 13 matches at an average of just 24.91.
Dissatisfied with the team management’s questioning of his batting, he announced on Twitter that he was retiring and later deleted. As a result, there is a rift between him and the Chennai administration and it is doubtful that the team will buy him next season, even if it is around this year.
5. Tushar Deshpande: The young batsman, who was bought for Rs 20 lakh, took only 1 wicket in 2 matches and conceded 63 runs.
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— WhistlePodu Army ® – CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) May 15, 2022
So it is difficult to buy him back in Chennai as young Indian fast bowlers like Mukesh Chaudhary and Simarjit Singh have performed well.
List of suspects:
Shivam Dube: He has been active in teams like Bangalore and Rajasthan since 2019 and this year Chennai bought him for a huge amount of Rs 4 crore. In 1 of those matches he formed a mega partnership with Robin Uthappa and amassed 95 * runs to win and was active in the rest of the matches.
He has scored 289 runs in 11 matches at an average of 28.90 with a strike rate of 156.22. However, his runs, average and strike rate have all peaked in his career this year in Chennai. So for a young all-rounder, Chennai could probably give him a chance next year.
Twain Bravo: West Indies star Dwayne Bravo, who has been a star of hope for Chennai for the past several years, was bought back for Rs 4.40 crore this time, taking 16 wickets in 10 matches at an average economy of 8.71 and scoring just 23 runs in 6 innings.
Though it is low for his quality, he is more likely to buy back as the team management and Dhoni have a lot of faith in him who has been looking for success for Chennai for the last several years.
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