IPL 2018 Fantasy Guru: What your team should look like for CSK vs RR

Shane Watson

Subs used – 1; Subs remaining – 55

Mayank Agarwal out – Shane Watson in

(Uncapped) Nitish Rana out – Rahul Tripathi in (if D’Arcy short is dropped)

Uncapped preference order: Rahul Tripathi (if he opens), Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Gopal

Captain – Shane Watson

Captaincy preference order - Shane Watson, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson

Differential – Ambati Rayudu and Ajinkya Rahane

Guru’s team ahead of CSK vs RR: R Tripathi, S Samson, S Dhawan, KL Rahul, R Uthappa, S Watson, B Stokes, S Narine, A Russell, M Markande, S Kaul

There could be a few changes in both the sides today, with the likes of David Willey and Heinrich Klaasen waiting in the wings and Jofra Archer, Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis getting closer and closer to regaining full fitness.

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However, there is no clear information yet on the status of any of these players. And even if they get in, what kind of adjustments it will trigger to the respective batting line-ups and how they will be used are all questions difficult to answer.

For example, Willey opening the innings in addition to being a new-ball bowler is fantasy gold, but he could well be used as a specialist pacer who bats down the order, which will neither help the Chennai Super Kings nor the fantasy team managers.

I have, therefore, decided to wait on all these options and just back the known commodities. So, with Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes already in and Rahul Tripathi getting in as the uncapped pick for the day, I have the Rajasthan side of things covered.

As far as the Super Kings are concerned, Shane Watson will always be their standout fantasy pick as long as he remains one of MS Dhoni’s go-to bowlers. Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo are the next best options, but there is no point in loading your side with the team's second-grade players when there is a consistent two-game gap between their matches till the 30th match of the tournament.

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