IPL 2018: Suresh Raina Suffers out with injury, gets ruled out of Chennai Super Kings' next two matches

IPL 2018: Suresh Raina Suffers calf injury, gets ruled out of Chennai Super Kings' next two matches Suresh Raina of Chennai

 Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, who rejoined the Chennai Super Kings squad ahead of the start of the 2018 Indian Premier League season, has been ruled out of the next two matches with a calf injury.

CSK have won the opening two fixtures of IPL season 11, with all of them being nail-biters. With Raina now out from the next two matches against Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, it remains to be seen how the Chennai outfit overcome his absence.The news comes Kedar Jadhav had was ruled out of the entire season with a hamstring injury. It has also been learnt that Raina "suffered a calf injury" during their last encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.

Raina, who has failed to fire in the first two matches for CSK, would likely get Murali Vijay open the innings and get Ambati Rayudu down the order even though the latter has been a good new-ball striker in the IPL.Faf du Plessis, the South Africa skipper, who is recovering from a finger injury and side strain, is likely to be drafted in the playing XI, while Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, N Jagadeesan and David Willey are some of the options for the next match against Punjab.

Chennai have had the best start to the new season, although a littler nervy one. After Dwayne Bravo's 30-ball 68 inspired them to a one-wicket win versus Mumbai, Sam Billings' quick-fire fifty helped the side to chase down a massive target of 203 against Kolkata most recently.

CSK Squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi

IPL 2018: Chennai Super Kings' new jersey - What's your opinion?

One of Indian Premier League's (IPL) widely celebrated outfit, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are coming back into the scheme of things after a two-year suspension hiatus. The two-time IPL champions were banished from the dazzling cricketing event owing to their involvement in controversy back in 2015. And missing out on two years of action, the Yellow Brigade have already become the cynosure of social media and cricket fans with their comprehensive team roster to be lead by their fond 'Thala' Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

In a series of tweets, the Chennai based franchise have unfolded their new kit ahead of the eleventh season of the IPL and Twitterati came up with mixed reactions. Highlighting this year's IPL as the 'Summer of 18,' the official twitter handle posted a picture of some of the players including Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay and Kedar Jadhav in their latest kit for the upcoming season. The tweet read, "Glimpse of the summer. The Pride is in town! #PrideOf18 #WhistlePodu."

A varied reaction came in from Tweeple came as there were plenty of Ooh and aahs.

One of the most powerful T20 franchises, CSK forged their squad based on experience. While they retained MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, they let go seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. To compensate, they roped in another time served off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. The two-time IPL winners used their two RTM cards to bring back Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo. However, the team haven't spent much on pacers they have reinforced their arsenal with batting powerhouses and spinners.

Chennai Super Kings will take on holders Mumbai Indians to kick-start the Indian Premier League 2018 on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Chennai Super Kings complete squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi

Via : http://www.timesnownews.com

IPL 2018: South African Spin Wizard Imran Tahir's preparation for CSK stint will make all Tamils proud

IPL 2018: South African Spin Wizard Imran Tahir's preparation for CSK stint will make all Tamils proud

The excitement around the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is palpable. The cash-rich tournament might be a good two months away at the moment but fans are tuned in already thanks to the action-packed auctions.

With new squads, new playing XIs, new captains, and new coaches, cricket fanatics can't wait for IPL 2018 to kick-off. And it isn't just the fans who are bracing themselves for the T20 extravaganza, the players, too, seem to be equally excited.

South Africa's Imran Tahir recently gave a glimpse of his preparation for IPL 11. It didn't have anything to do with the game of cricket, per se, but showed how much the ace leg-spinner is thinking about his near two-month stay in India from April.

Tahir will be representing the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who return along with the Rajasthan Royals after a two-year hiatus, in the upcoming IPL. The 38-year-old will join hands with the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and compatriot Faf du Plessis to try and give the 'Yellow Army' its past glory.


While representing the mighty CSK can be hard in itself, Tahir will have another challenge that he'll have to face head-on. And that, of course, is the test of communicating in the local language of Tamil.

As it turns out, the veteran is a step ahead in his preparation to master this challenge. Tahir shared a post on his official Twitter handle recently, where he introduced his followers to his Tamil teacher - Prasanna.

Imran Tahir (R) with his Tamil teacher Prasanna , Twitter

Tahir's guru is of Indian origin and also happens to be the Performance Analyst of the South African cricket team.

Meanwhile, Tahir will continue to share the IPL dressing room with Dhoni after spending the past two years with him at Rising Pune Supergiant. The duo is currently competing in a six-match ODI series in South Africa.

IPL Auction 2018: Complete list of players sold and unsold

IPL Auctions 2018 Complete player list of sold and unsold players with price and money and teams which have bought them.

The highly anticipated auctions for the 11th season of Indian Premier League will start on Saturday, with all the franchises bidding for the players they wish to bring to their team for the upcoming tournament that will start from April 1, 2018. On January 4, the teams announced the players who will be retained in their squad for the season. A total of 578 players have been finalised by the IPL Governing Council to go under the hammer on auctions which will take place on January 27 and 28 in Bangalore.

A total of 360 Indian players, including those who are currently out of the international squad such as Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh are available for the franchises. Apart from the Indian capped players, several foreign stars including the likes of Ben Stokes, Colin Munro and Aaron Finch are also in the pool. Uncapped talent, who have made names in the domestic tournament, such as Mayank Agarwal, Manan Vohra and Rajneesh Gurbani, will also go under the hammer when the auction starts.

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Here is the list of players sold in the IPL 2018 Auction and where they’re headed

Uncapped fast bowlers Set 1:

Kulwant Khejroliya – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 85 lakh

Siddharth Kaul – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3.8 crore

T Natarajan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 40 lakh

Basil Thampi – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 95 lakh

Rajneesh Gurbani – UNSOLD

Aniket Choudhary – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 30 lakh

Syed Khaleel Ahmed – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3 crore

Navdeep Saini – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 3 crore

Avesh Khan – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 70 lakh

Ankit Singh Rajpoot – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 3 crore

 

Uncapped Wicketkeeper Set 1:

Jitesh Sharma – UNSOLD

Ishan Kishan – Sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 6.2 crore

Nikhil Naik – UNSOLD

Ben McDermott – UNSOLD

Aditya Tare – UNSOLD

Ankush Bains – UNSOLD

Vishnu Vinod – UNSOLD

Sheldon Jackson – UNSOLD

Prashant Chopra – UNSOLD

 

Uncapped Allrounder Set 1:

Rahul Tewatia – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3 crore

Deepak Hooda – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3.6 crore

Vijay Shankar – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3.2 crore

Harshal Patel – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for 20 lakh

Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for 3.2 crore

Krunal Pandya – Retained via RTM by Mumbai Indians at Rs 8.8 crore

Nitish Rana – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 3.4 crore

D’Arcy Short – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4  crore

Shivam Dube – UNSOLD

Jofra Archer – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 7.2 crore

 

Uncapped Batsman Set 1:

Suryakumar Yadav – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 3.2 crore

Shubman Gill – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 1.8 crore

Ishank Jaggi – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 20 lakh

Ricky Bhui – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 20 lakh

Mayank Agarwal – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 1 lakh

Himanshu Rana – UNSOLD

Rahul Tripathi – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 3.4 crore

Manan Vohra – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 1.1 crore

Siddhesh Lad – UNSOLD

Prithvi Shaw – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.2 crore

 

Spin bowlers Set 1:

Piyush Chawla – Retained via RTM by Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 4.2 crore

Imran Tahir – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 1 crore

Ish Sodhi – UNSOLD

Karn Sharma – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 5 crore

Rashid Khan – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 9 crore

Amit Mishra – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 4 crore

Samuel Badree – UNSOLD

Yuzvendra Chahal – Retained via RTM by Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 6 crore

Adam Zampa – UNSOLD

Kuldeep Yadav – Retained via RTM by Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 5.8 crore

 

Fast bowlers Set 1: 

Mustafizur Rahman – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 2.2 crore

Mitchell Johnson – UNSOLD

Josh Hazlewood – UNSOLD

Pat Cummins – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 5.4 crore

Umesh Yadav – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 4.2 crore

Tim Southee – UNSOLD

Ishant Sharma – UNSOLD

Mohammed Shami – Retained via RTM by Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3 crore

Mitchell McClenaghan – UNSOLD

Kagiso Rabada – Retained via RTM by Delhi Daredevils at Rs 4.2 crore

Lasith Malinga – UNSOLD

 

Wicketkeeper Set 1:

Parthiv Patel – UNSOLD

Quinton de Kock – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 2.8 crore

Wriddhiman Saha – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 5 crore

Jonny Bairstow – UNSOLD

Dinesh Karthik – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 7.4 crore

Naman Ojha – UNSOLD

Robin Uthappa – Retained via RTM by Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 6.4 crore

Sanju Samson – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 8 crore

Ambati Rayadu – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 2.2 crore

Sam Billings – UNSOLD

Jos Buttler – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4.4 crore

 

Allrounder Set 1:

Chris Woakes – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 7.4 crore

Carlos Brathwaite – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 2 crore

Shane Watson – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 4 crore

Kedar Jadhav – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 7.8 crore

Colin de Grandhomme – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 2.2 crore

James Faulkner – UNSOLD

Yusuf Pathan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 1.9 crore

Colin Munro – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.9 crore

Stuart Binny – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 50 lakh

Marcus Stoinis – Retained via RTM by Kings XI Punjab at Rs 6.2 crore

Moeen Ali – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 1.7 crore

 

Batsman Set 1:

Karun Nair – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 5.6 crore

KL Rahul – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 11 crore

Murali Vijay – UNSOLD

David Miller – Retained via RTM by Kings XI Punjab at Rs 3 crore

Aaron Finch – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 6.2 crore

Brendon McCullum – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 3.6 crore

Jason Roy – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.5 crore

Chris Lynn – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 9.6 crore

Hashim Amla – UNSOLD

Manish Pandey – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 11 crore

Martin Guptill – UNSOLD

 

Marquee Players set 2:

Harbhajan Singh – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 2 crore

Shakib Al Hasan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 2 crore

Glenn Maxwell – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 9 crore

Gautam Gambhir – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 2.8 crore

Dwayne Bravo – Retained via RTM by Chennai Super Kings at Rs Rs 6.4 crore

Kane Williamson – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3 crore

Joe Root – UNSOLD

Yuvraj Singh – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 2 crore

 

Marquee Players Set 1: 

Shikhar Dhawan – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 5.2 crore

Ravichandran Ashwin – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 7.6 crore

Kieron Pollard – Retained via RTM by Mumbai Indians at Rs 5.4 crore

Chris Gayle – UNSOLD

Ben Stokes – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 12.50 crore

Faf du Plessis – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 1.6 crore

Ajinkya Rahane – Retained via RTM by Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4 crore

Mitchell Starc – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs. 9.4 crore

Chennai Super Kings have finalised on their Head Coach #IPL2018

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 mega auction on January 27th and 28th in Bengaluru, reinstated franchise Chennai Super Kings have confirmed that they have appointed former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming as their head coach. Coming back from their banishment, CSK and Rajasthan Royals are already geared up to carry on the momentum from where they left. The dazzling tournament is on course for its 11th edition and with the franchises left with their choice of retainers, promises to be more exciting and electrifying.

"We want to retain the entire support staff, with Fleming as the coach and Hussey as the batting coach," CSK's newly appointed CEO, Kasi Viswanath was quoted as saying by Sportstar.

Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most consistently performing teams in IPL, and under the guidance of fallen legend MS Dhoni, CSK once again will flaunt its yellow brigade as they gear up for IPL 2018.

The mega cricketing event has already hogged the headlines with the Player Retention process and the list of players going under the hammer this season.

January 4 saw the team announcing their choice of retention, where CSK retained their captain since inception MS Dhoni, crucial contributor Suresh Raina and spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

With the aim to restore all the support staff, Super Kings have already appointed former Australian veteran Michael Hussey as their batting coach and Laxmipathy Balaji as the bowling mentor.

However, MS Dhoni has expressed, "But let's not get emotional. Other franchises would also try and get some of the old CSK players."