IPL 2018: Team wise players worth the Right to Match (RTM) Cards
While the directly retained players' list of the various franchises was announced on January 4, it's yet to be seen how each team utilises their remaining RTMs on the day of the auction.
Chennai Super Kings
Returning franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have already stirred up quite the buzz amongst fans. Quite predictable, CSK chose to use direct retention to hold on to the golden trio of MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja.
RTMs remaining: 2
CSK face a problem same as that of the MI and will be unable to use RTMs for any capped Indian players as they’ve exhausted their quota of 3 players in that zone.
Possible RTM usage:
Dwayne Bravo: Considering CSK can use their RTMs for either uncapped Indian players or overseas players, Bravo should be their first choice, given how he has responded to the team’s call with both bat and ball. It was in 2015 IPL that Bravo picked up 26 wickets for CSK and won the purple cap for the second time.
Faf du Plessis: The Protean captain, ended his 2015 campaign for CSK on a high, armed with 380 runs in 17 matches. He subsequently played just 2 matches for Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL 2017 and will be itching to prove his mettle this time around.
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