IPL 2024: Best Predicted Playing XI of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after mini-auction

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spent 30.40 crore in the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL) auction in Dubai, to add eight players to their squad. Among those eight players, some notable names were New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Bangladesh's pacer Mustafizur Rahman, and Team India's all-rounder, Shardul Thakur.

Their costliest buy was Mitchell, who was sold to them at a hefty amount of INR 14 crore. The Yellow Army also splurged INR 8.40 crore on the uncapped Uttar Pradesh player Sameer Rizvi. After the mini-auction, it’s time to handpick players who might become CSK’s best 11-member squad for the IPL 2024.

Here is the playing XI of CSK after the conclusion of the mini-auction:

1. Devon Conway

Devon Conway's responsibility will be to deliver ferocious starts to the team. In the previous season, he played his part efficiently and made a major contribution to the side’s record-equalling fifth title triumph. The New Zealand batter ended up as the third-leading run-getter in the tournament with 672 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 139.70.

However, Conway struggled to be among the runs with his bat in T20 Internationals (T20Is) played in 2023. In the calendar year, the 32-year-old scored only 78 runs in six matches at a dismal strike rate of 109.85. CSK fans will keep their expectation high from the Kiwi stalwart for 2024 and he will look to justify his role with the bat.