IPL 2019, CSK vs RCB Preview: Defending champions Chennai eye winning start
In
the first match of VIVO Indian
Premier League 2019
(IPL 2019), defending champions Chennai
Super Kings
(CSK) will start their quest for a fourth IPL title when they meet
perennial underachievers Royal
Challengers Bangalore
(RCB) at M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. For Virat
Kohli, it couldn't be a bigger statement if his young side could
start off with a bang at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's "spritual home",
a task which will be easier said than done.
CSK's
core members are the oldest in IPL 2019: Dhoni and Shane Watson are
37, Dwayne Bravo is 35, Faf du Plessis is 34, Ambati Rayudu and Kedar
Jadhav are 33, and Suresh Raina will turn 32 soon.Chennai Super Kings have two spinners with truckloads of experience: both Tahir, 39, and Harbhajan Singh, 38, have ability to change the complexion of a game with one-off over. Even the two out-of-favour India players, leg-spinner Karn Sharma, 31, and seamer Mohit Sharma, 30, are on the wrong side of thirties. However, when it comes to match awareness, the CSK players are second to none.
The most consistent franchise of the Indian Premier League, who have always been in the top four, are a formidable side at home with a slow turner and a vocal crowd complementing the quality. Read More
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