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The IPL 2022 series has been going on for the last 2 months with 74 matches full of many unexpected thriller twists like a festival. Gujarat Super Kings, the reigning champions after winning the Gujarat title under Hardik Pandya, performed poorly and could not even make it to the play-off round. Deepak Sahar, who was bought by the team for Rs 14 crore, withdrew due to injury, while MS Dhoni took back the captaincy after he was sacked, and many aspects such as the mediocre batting of key players, including Rudraj Kaikwad, bowled worse than that this year.
So for the first time in history, the team finished 10th with 10 defeats in 14 matches. Chennai, which has been buying mostly senior players since last 2018, continues the same formula as it won 2 trophies in 2018 and 2021. But after missing out on a chance in the play-offs this year, the young players who got the chance last time acted brilliantly and proved to the seniors that we are not sloppy either.
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Especially this year Deepak Sahar has been rewarded with a lot of young players for bowling that has deteriorated due to injury. So let’s look at the 5 young players that the Chennai administration will definitely retain next year as it needs young players for a prosperous future, even though it has won over the old players.
1. Mukesh Chaudhary: I have to say that he got full chance in reply to Deepak Sahar but saw progress in every match despite stumbling in the beginning. Because he has taken 16 wickets in 13 matches in total, he is a left-arm spinner who swings the ball in powerplay overs and stuns the batsmen.
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In particular, he ducked out Rohit Sharma and Ishant Kishan in the first over of the match against Mumbai and has improved himself to the point where he can bowl with Deepak Sahar next year. And retaining him, who is only 25, will enrich the future.
2. Madhisa Pathirana: The last time he was bought due to the injury of Adam Milne, he has been the Chennai net bowler for the last few years and has taken 2 wickets in 2 matches. In particular, Dhoni lauded the opposition batsmen for not being able to beat Shilinga, who, like former Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga, bowls.
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In fact, Malinga, who was instrumental in Mumbai winning 4 trophies from 2009 – 2019, also praised him. So Mumbai has a golden opportunity to retain Malinga in the past and show fear in return for showing fear.
3. Mahis Deekshana: Ravindra Jadeja and Moin Ali stumbled on the spin bowling this year, taking 12 wickets in 9 matches.
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It is expected that Chennai will retain the batsman, especially in the last overs of the innings.
4. Rajwardhan Hungerker: The Chennai management did not give him a chance until the last minute, despite the fact that he was bought for a good sum of Rs 1.5 crore by the fast bowling all-rounder in the Indian team that won the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022 series.
MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming said they did not want to waste time immediately pushing on a world-class series like the IPL at this young age because he has good talent. So it is certain that he will definitely retain Chennai next year. Apart from his fast bowling prowess, he has the ability to accumulate significant runs in batting and could be a trump card for Chennai in the coming lower middle order.
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5. Prasanth Solanki: The 22-year-old from Mumbai, who took 2 wickets in the last 2 matches this year, did not waste his chance at a good economy of 6.33. Even if he is retained and given a chance to play a few matches next year, he will be strong for the spin bowling industry in the years to come.
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