Few hours left for the Tata IPL 2022 first match.Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Saturday (March 26).
The clash between the two teams will be the repeat of the IPL 2021 Final where CSK, under the leadership of former CSK skipper MS Dhoni, defeated Eoin Morgan’s KKR by 27 runs to lift their fourth IPL trophy.The tournament opener will be held at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium with a 25 per cent crowd allowed at the venue.
Here we came again with our Probable Playing Eleven segment.This time we will discuss the probale playing Eleven of Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings.
9. Kolkata Knight Riders :
Kolkata Knight Riders have made big changes to their squad and appointed a new captain in Shreyas Iyer. There are quite a few players from the previous season in the KKR squad but overall the team bears a fresh look.
Coach Brendon McCullum’s side defied all odds in the second phase of the IPL 2021 – which was held in the UAE – to not just enter the playoffs but also get to the finals.Pat Cumminns and Aaron finch will miss few matches for the KKR team.
Probale Playing Eleven :
Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russel, Sam Billings(Wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.
10. Chennai Super Kings :
The Super Kings have kept their core intact by retaining and buying back most of the players during the IPL 2022 auction last month. The team will be looking to start from where it left in the UAE.
All eyes will be on newly appointed Captain of the franchise Ravindra Jadeja to defend the title for the yellow brigade.Once again team managment relies on their old core group to get their fifth title.
CSK will be missing the services of Moeen Ali in the opening game as the English all-rounder hasn’t yet arrived in the country due to a VISA issue. While their main pacer Deepak Chahar is recovering from an injury.
Probale Playing Eleven :
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
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