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IPL 2023 Auction: ‘MS Dhoni Was Very Happy When We Got Ben Stokes,’ Says CSK CEO

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The fans were expecting high that Sam Curran will go in CSK before the IPL 2023 auction. But after failing to sign Sam Curran and then West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder, CSK engaged in a fierce bidding war with four other teams to sign Ben Stokes. 

Ben Stokes was acquired by the four-time champions for a whopping INR 16.25 crore. Experts and fans questioned whether Stokes had been chosen to succeed MS Dhoni as captain shortly after bringing in the England Test skipper. Later, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanath broke his silence on the captaincy problem and revealed Dhoni’s reaction to Stokes joining the team.

“Very excited to get Stokes and we were lucky also because he came up at the end. We wanted an allrounder and MS was very happy that we got Stokes. Captaincy option is there but it’s a call MS will take with time. Kyle Jamieson was injured so maybe many others didn’t look at him. We had information from Fleming that he had recovered and was raring to go. CSK looks bright and I hope we do well this season. We follow the process always and that will help us do well,” he was quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

Also Read: IPL 2023 Mini Auction Players List: Check CSK, GT, MI, DC, SRH, RCB And Other Complete Squads

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