CHENNAI SUPER KINGS TEAM PROFILE: FULL SQUAD, 5 PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR!

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be facing off defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening game of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The game will also mark MS Dhoni's return to competitive cricket after a long gap. The franchise managed to keep its core intact and did not spend a lot during December auctions.

CSK released five players and roped in four including Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood, England's Sam Curran, Veteran leg spinner Piyush Chawla and Tamil Nadu's Sai Kishore.

Squad:

Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif , Ravindra Jadeja, M Vijay, MS Dhoni (c), Josh Hazlewood ,Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Imran Tahir , Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson, Sai Kishore

Players to watch out for:

MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Imran Tahir, Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo

(With inputs from Hindustan Times)