5 Reasons why Rising Pune Supergiants is not Chennai Super Kings

The Rising Pune Supergiants was the franchise that rose from the ashes of the Chennai Super Kings given that they have the same skipper and the coach. Despite brand new owners and a brand new franchise, there are evident remains of CSK. However, as many have attested time and again, although there is a tinge of the CSK culture within the ranks, RPS is a new team with a novel playing style and a distinct swagger about them. That said, here is how the Supergiants teams is different from the Super Kings. 1. Only 6 players in the squad played for CSK last season: CSK. (Photo Source: BCCI) The Chennai Super Kings were known for their acute dominance in the Indian Premier League over the years. The now dissolved team lifted the IPL title and the Champions League title on two occasions. They had some massive names to boast about in their squad of 25. However, with two new teams emerging from the ashes of the CSK, only six players from the latest Super Kings’ squad have made it into the squad for the Pune franchise. These six players include skipper MS Dhoni; South Africa T20 skipper Faf du Plessis; domestic players Baba Aparajith, Ankush Bains and Ishwar Pandey; and Irfan Pathan. The rest of the 19 players have been either procured through the auction or the draft process when the two teams met recently. 2. Different owners: Rising Pune Supergiants team owner Sanjeev Goenka and skipper MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter) The ownership of the Chennai Super Kings was an extremely controversial one. The IPL amended the constitution just so that N Srinivasan could have complete control of the Super Kings. Yes, you read it right, they amended the constitution for Srinivasan and not for Sharad Pawar and Sourav Ganguly. Things came to a halt when Srini’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was implicated in a betting scandal. With the Supreme Court rulings playing a major part, Sanjiv Goenka took the ownership of the Rising Pune Supergiants. The amendment to the constitution has thus become obsolete. 3. A fortress no more: Chennai Super Kings with 2011 IPL Trophy. (Photo Source: AFP) The M Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk was a fortress. MS Dhoni was Sir Lancelot and along with the rest of the CSK knights of the round table took great pride in securing the fortress of Chennai. However, the change in venue from Chepauk to Pune has been somewhat of an undercurrent for MS Dhoni and his brave knights. While the Maharashtra Cricket Association can rejoice in the fact that the IPL has indeed made a comeback to Pune, it certainly has been tough for the players to adjust to the new conditions. Whether MS Dhoni will indeed get them back into the shell as he usually does, remains to be seen. 4. A team full of captains: (Photo Source: BCCI) While the additions to the RPSG draft have been a breath of fresh air, the team is currently facing an unlikely predicament. While they have an abundance of talent on their side, they also have four national captains within their ranks. MS Dhoni, Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen and Steve Smith are all capable captains in their own right. Three of the four aforementioned players are currently captaining their national side. While it was MS Dhoni who was chosen as the ultimate leader of the pack, it will certainly not be a surprise to witness any of the other three others to take the reins of captaincy sometime in the future. 5. The newly constructed drawing-board: Rising Pune Supergiants. (Photo Source: Twitter) The newly constructed team of the Rising Pune Supergiants also meant that the players would be requiring fresh tactics as opposed to the ones MS Dhoni executed when he was at the helm with the Chennai Super Kings. The first one was playing with new personnel. Apart from Faf du Plessis, the batting lineup consists of not-CSK players. Kevin Pietersen, in particular, was a surprise addition to the batting lineup that consisted of Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane. In addition, Dhoni’s go-to bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has also, in some form, been eclipsed by his namesake Murugan Ashwin. RP Singh and Ishant Sharma have been on the money despite losses in the last couple of matches. Know more about Murugan Ashwin – 11 Interesting facts about Murugan Ashwin

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5 Reasons why Rising Pune Supergiants is not Chennai Super Kings

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