Rating the IPL teams based on their player-releases ahead of IPL 2020 Auction
Some franchises did better than the others.
8. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 8/10
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) just got a year older and there is nothing else that is changed except the average age of the squad. With youngsters like Sam Billings, David Willey, Dhruv Shorey, Scott Kuggeleijn and Chaitanya Bishnoi released, the average age has only increased. All of these players haven’t been able to contribute to the overall benefit of the side.
Billings wasn’t getting many chances at batting positions he’d like. David Willey didn’t prove to be a really handy bowler in the Indian conditions. Scott Kuggeleijn was anyways a replacement. While the team might have made its options compact, it is surprising that they chose not to leave a few players.
It usually that way with CSK. But, MS Dhoni somehow manages to get the most out of them. But evidently, there doesn’t seem to be much planning about the future. The likes of Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay and Karn Sharma are still with the franchise despite their not-so-good performances. CSK will like to strengthen their bowling for this season but might have to go ahead with a clean slate for the mega-auction for IPL 2021.
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