IPL 2024: Who can score most runs and pick most wickets for CSK?

Let’s see the list of players who can take most runs and pick most wickets for CSK.

IPL 2024: Three players who can score most runs for CSK

Ruturaj Gaikwad: The CSK opener has always come good in the IPL. The last year saw him finish as the leading run-scorer for his team, and seventh on the overall list. The right-hander scored 590 runs in 16 matches at an average of 42.14 and a strike rate of 147.5. The right-hand batter from Maharashtra has scored over 550 runs in two out of last three seasons.

Rachin Ravindra: The New Zealand star created major buzz after finishing as the fourth-highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023. He scored 578 runs in 10 matches at an average of 64.22 and a strike rate of 106.44. Three hundreds and two fifties came off his bat. Ravindra has already got a liking for Indian surfaces and would look to be among highest run-getters from CSK.

Shivam Dube: The Mumbai all-rounder has revived his India career after playing under Dhoni for the last two seasons. He scored 418 runs in 16 matches at an average of 38 and a strike rate of 158.33 in IPL 2023.

Dube smashed back-to-back fifties against Afghanistan in January, before slamming two fifties and two hundreds in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24. Also, the 30-year-old recently found a place in BCCI’s central contracts list. A confident Dube would be a CSK batter to watchout for.

IPL 2024: Three players who can pick most wickets for CSK

Ravindra Jadeja: The star all-rounder played a key role for CSK with the ball in IPL 2024. He picked 20 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 21.55. He also starred with the ball in the recently-concluded Test series against England where he picked 19 wickets in just four matches.

Jadeja would be key to CSK’s success at Chepauk and across the other venues in India. The left-arm spinner has picked 152 wickets in 226 IPL matches till date.

Mustafizur Rahman: The left-arm pacer was picked by CSK at his base price of Rs 2 crore. He is the only Bangladesh cricketer to have been picked at the IPL 2024 auction. He played just two games for Delhi Capitals last year, but is expected to be used at his potential by Dhoni this year.

Mustafizur picked 17 wickets in 2016, and 14 in 2021. After being largely ineffective and under-used in his remaining four seasons at the IPL, the Bangladeshi quick would be hoping for a revival of his IPL career under Dhoni. The 28-year-old has 293 wickets from 240 T20 matches.

Shardul Thakur: The India all-rounder has witnessed slip in his IPL career after a couple of ordinary seasons. Delhi traded him to Kolkata ahead of IPL 2023 at his price of Rs 10.75 crore. However, KKR released him ahead of the IPL 2024 auction before CSK bought him for Rs 4 crore.

Shardul picked 21 wickets when he last played for CSK in 2021. He picked 16 wickets for the franchise in the 2018 season. These are two best seasons for the 32-year-old as a bowler, and CSK would be expecting him to be amongst wickets once again.