Rahane is an Indian batsman who MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) acquired and who can immediately play in the middle order. Ben Stokes, an all-around player, will step in for Dwayne Bravo.
Here is a complete list of the players that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) purchased at the IPL 2023 auction held on Friday, December 23 in Kochi.
CSK Players Bought in IPL 2023 Auction– Kyle Jamieson (Rs 1 crore), Nishant Sindhu (Rs 60 lakh), Shaik Rasheed (Rs 20 lakh), Ben Stokes (Rs 16.25 crore), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 50 lakh), Ajay Mandal (20 lacs), Bhagath Varma (Rs 20 lacs)
Retained CSK Players: Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway*, Dwaine Pretorius*, Maheesh Theekshana*, Matheesha Pathirana*, Mitchell Santner*, Moeen Ali*, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande
CSK Full Squad for IPL 2023: Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway*, Dwaine Pretorius*, Maheesh Theekshana*, Matheesha Pathirana*, Mitchell Santner*, Moeen Ali*, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande, Bhagath Varma, Ajay Mandal, Kyle Jamieson*, Nishant Sindhu, Shaik Rasheed, Ben Stokes*, Ajinkya Rahane.
CSK best playing XI: Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway*, Moeen Ali*, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Kyle Jamieson*, Ben Stokes*.
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