Finally, the time has arrived to start the 15th session of IPL. The first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). CSK is the most successful team in the history of the IPL. The team has won four titles under the captaincy of Dhoni. But this year, Dhoni resigned from the captaincy, and Ravindra Jadeja was appointed the captain of CSK.
Maybe this will be Dhoni’s last session, so the team wants to win the title this year. But, on the other hand, KKR is ready to avenge their previous defeat. Last year KKR had lost to CSK in the finals, so now KKR has a chance to win their first match and put CSK under pressure.
Tomorrow CSK is going to play with KKR in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Tomorrow both the teams will play the match with their new captain. In such a situation, who will take the lead on which team? No one can predict.
Jadeja Will Lead CSK
Dhoni has resigned from CSK’s captaincy, and now team India’s best all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will lead the team tomorrow. Dhoni has led the team since 2008, and during his captaincy, CSK won the IPL trophy four times.
But now, it will be very interesting to see how Jadeja leads this team under Dhoni’s supervision. Now tomorrow, we can see Dhoni as a wicketkeeper-batsman but will CSK be able to win their first match under Jadeja’s captaincy? So for that, we have to watch tomorrow’s match.
Iyer Will Lead KKR
This year KKR released their captain Eoin Morgan and made Iyer their new captain. As a result, KKR bought Shreyas Iyer at 12.25 crore. If we talk about his performance, no doubt he is excellent. In his last series, he was the leading top scorer.
Iyer won the player of the series title in the t20 series against Sri Lanka by scoring three consecutive half-centuries. Now tomorrow, he is going to lead KKR on the ground. Will he be able to score a good score against CSK or not? For that, we have to watch tomorrow’s match.
Predicted Playing XI
CSK:
Ravindra Jadeja(c), Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Shivam Dube, Adam Milne, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Prashant Solanki.
KKR:
Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Sheldon Jackson, Andre Russell, Sam Billings, Varun Chakravarty, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav.
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