CSK IPL Team 2020 Players List, Squad: It been over a year since MS Dhoni last featured in a cricket match. And the wait will finally be over as the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman gets ready to play his first match in the upcoming edition of IPL. Dhoni-led CSK will aim for a fourth IPL crown as they kick-off their campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener. Despite all the Covid safety measures, IPL was struck with the deadly virus with CSK being a sole victim. The franchise had 13 members tested positive after their arrival in UAE. The list of positives included frontline seamer Deepak Chahar and batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad. Despite the setback, the duo are fine and have now resumed their training. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team 2020 Full Squad: SN Players Nationality Role 1 MS Dhoni (C) India Wkt/Bat 2 Ambati Rayudu India Batsman 3 KM Asif India KM Asif 4 Deepak Chahar India Bowler 5 Dwayne Bravo West Indies Allrounder 6 Faf du Plessis South Africa Batsman 7 Imran Tahir South Africa Bowler 8 N Jagadeesan India Wkt/Bat 9 Karan Sharma India Bowler 10 Kedar Jadhav India Allrounder 11 Lungi Ngidi South Africa Bowler 12 Mitchell Santner New Zealand Allrounder 13 Monu Kumar India Bowler 14 Murali Vijay Indi Batsman 15 Ravindra Jadeja India Allrounder 16 Ruturaj Gaikwad India Wkt/Bat 17 Shane Watson Australia Batsman 18 Shardul Thakur India Bowler 19 Sam Curran England Allrounder 20 Piyush Chawla India Bowler 21 Josh Hazlewood Australia Bowler 22 R Sai Kishor India Bowler CSK Support Staff - Coach - Stephen Fleming Batting coach - Michael Hussey Bowling coach - Laxmipathy Balaji Fielding coach - Rajiv Kumar Raina and Harbhajan opt out The team, however will miss the services of veteran cricketers Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh this season. The duo pulled out from the contest earlier this month, citing personal reasons. Raina’s departure from the CSK camp last month was the most high-profile departure. The 33-year-old, though initially having reached UAE with his teammates, pulled out of the season for personal reasons. However, he later said that he may return to the team soon. Harbhajan became the second CSK player to pull out, also due to personal reasons. With two senior players Raina and Harbhajan out, CSK have been hit the hardest. In the spin department, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner and Piyush Chawla will be looking to step up in Harbhajan’s absence.
