CSK Releases Billings, Willey, Sharma, Shorey And Bishnoi Ahead Of 2020 IPL
Mumbai: Ahead of 2020 IPL three times IPL winner Chennai Super Kings releases, Sam Billings, David Willey, Dhruv Shorey and Chaitanya Bishnoi.
Willey who do not have a good season with CSK in 2018 still he was retained and in 2019 he was unavailable. Mohit Sharma who was roped into the squad for 5 crores could not make a huge impact. Delhi batsman Dhruv Shorey could make into playing 11 most the times.
CSK have again invested in the experience of Dhoni, Watson, Harbhajan Singh, Raina, Rayudu, Bravo, Jadhav, Jadeja, Tahir.
After serving a two-year suspension from the IPL starting July 2015 for the alleged involvement of their owners in the 2013 IPL betting case (along with Rajasthan Royals), the Super Kings returned to the league in 2018, winning the championship in the comeback season, its third overall to tie Mumbai Indians for the then-record for most IPL title wins. The team is captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has led the team to three victories since 2008 and coached by Stephen Fleming.
They hold the records of most appearances in the IPL playoffs (ten) and have made it to the playoffs in each season they have featured in the league, being the only team to do so. They also have made into a record eight finals out of ten seasons making them one of the most successful franchises in the IPL. In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014.
Chennai Super Kings have 14.6 crores for the auction.
Players Retained: MS Dhoni (cpt & WK), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, N Jagadeesan (wk).
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