Chennai Super Kings made their return to the IPL after a two-year ban in the year 2018. MS Dhoni returned as the captain in that match. CSK’s playing XI took the field against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in their first game after the 2015 season’s final.
The Super Kings had several new faces in their playing XI for that match. It was the start of a magical season for Chennai as they managed to win the title as well. In this article now, we will look at CSK’s playing XI from their 1st match in that season, and where those players are now.
Batters and all-rounders in CSK’s playing XI – Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and DJ Bravo
Chennai Super Kings tried a new opening pair of Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson in that match. Watson scored 16, while Rayudu scored 22. Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni lost their wickets in single digits. Kedar Jadhav retired hurt but came back and scored the winning runs for the team.
Ravindra Jadeja returned with figures of 0/9 and scored 12 runs in that match. DJ Bravo was the hero for CSK with a 30-ball 68. Watson is now the assistant coach of DC, Rayudu, Dhoni and Jadeja still play for CSK. Bravo is CSK’s bowling coach, while Jadhav and Raina are commentators.
Bowlers – Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Mark Wood and Imran Tahir
Two specialist fast bowlers and two specialist spinners featured in CSK’s playing XI for that match. Deepak Chahar bowled a spell of 1/14, Tahir took one wicket, while Singh and Wood remained wicketless.
Singh and Tahir are now commentators, Chahar is a member of CSK squad in IPL 2023, while Wood plays for the Lucknow Super Giants team in the IPL now.
