IPL: Ranking Chennai Super Kings' five greatest bowlers of all time
Chennai Super Kings will start their campaign against the Gujarat Titans this season on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
2. Ravindra Jadeja
The star Indian all-rounder made his IPL debut back in 2008 with Rajasthan Royals and helped them win the inaugural trophy. In the 2012 auction, CSK shelled out their entire purse of INR 9.2 crores (USD 2 million) to have the services of Ravindra Jadeja. In his debut season with CSK, Jadeja picked 12 wickets in 19 games at an average of 22.75 and scored 191 runs.
In 2013, the Super Kings made it to the final, and Jadeja played a key role with both bat and ball. In 2014, he was one of the four players retained by CSK. In 2018, when the Super Kings were back in the league after serving two years ban, Jadeja was again retained by the team. In 2022, CSK retained Jadeja for INR 16 crores as the first priority ahead of MS Dhoni.
Ahead of the 2022 season, Jadeja was named the skipper of the squad but was later replaced by Dhoni. Jadeja has taken 105 wickets in 142 games for CSK at an average of 27.87, an economy of 7.53, and a strike rate of 22.2. He has also made over 1400 runs for the franchise at a strike rate of 134.2. Considering his performance with both bat and ball, Jadeja becomes one of the best candidates for the captaincy role in the future.
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