IPL 2018: Key batsmen for each team 

#1 Chennai Super Kings - Suresh Raina

Raina has made a remarkable comeback in international cricket

Raina has made a phenomenal comeback to the Indian team by showing some promising performances on the South African Tour and the ongoing Nidahas Trophy. Raina has shown his masterclass and we would soon have him in the ODI squad too.

Raina has played 72 T20Is in his career and scored 1498 runs at an astounding strike rate of 134.23. He is one of those batsmen who has scored a T20I hundred for India. Raina also has an experience of 223 ODIs and scored 5568 runs at an extraordinary average of 35.46.

He captained the Gujarat Lions in the past two editions. He has proved to be an effective batsman in the IPL. He has played 161 matches and scored 4540 runs at an incredible strike rate of 139.05. Raina will be up to continue his thunderous batting in the IPL too and possibly go on to secure the orange cap.

Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis's mature batting has proved to be troublesome for the bowlers

We all know about the capabilities that the South African captain persists. His calm and mature batting has always been a treat for the cricket fraternity and he would be looking forward to continuing his performance in this year's IPL too.

Faf has played 39 T20Is in his career and scored 1191 runs at an exceptional strike rate of 133.22. His credibility automatically increases when it comes to his ODI career. He has played 117 matches and scored 4379 runs at an incredible average of 43.79.

Faf is back for CSK after spending two years with Rising Pune Supergiant. In his IPL career, he has scored 1295 runs in his 53 matches at a decent strike rate of 127.96. Faf would be excited to play for CSK again and would love to live up to the expectations of the team.