IPL 2019: 2 Players who can complete CSK's squad

After a hiatus of two long years, Chennai Super Kings made a remarkable comeback by winning their third IPL trophy. Chennai also proved that they are still the team to beat in the IPL. Though the team management was criticized for buying relatively older players, Dhoni and his Chennai brigade used their experience and showed the world that age is just a number.

Earlier this month, CSK released three players ( Mark Wood, Kanishk Seth, and Kshitiz Sharma) from their 2018 title-winning squad for the upcoming season of the IPL. CSK just like every season retained their core group of players. CSK can only buy two Indian players at the auction with an available purse of 10.4 crores.

Although CSK's squad looks to be a well-balanced one, there is always some room for improvement. So with around a month to go the all-important IPL 2019 auction let's take a look at two players who would complete CSK's squad.

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#1 Jaydev Unadkat

Chennai Super Kings are a batting heavy and probably have the strongest batting line-up in the competition. However, CSK's bowling line-up is a bit too thin on paper as they have only Nigidi, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar as fast bowling options alongside the great DJ Bravo. Moreover, none out of the mentioned three bowlers have settled at the International level for their national sides. In such circumstances, CSK would look for a quality T20 bowler at the auction who would also accompany DJ Bravo in the death overs.

Jaydev Unadkhat is one such bowler CSK would look to buy at the auction. Unadkat who went for a whopping 11.5 crores at the previous auction couldn't justify his price tag. He had a dismal season where he only managed 11 wickets from 15 games at an unreasonably high economy of 9.65.

Despite Unadkat's disappointing performances last season, he will be again a hot property at the auction. Chennai Super Kings would surely like to add the variations of Unadkat in their bowling department which indeed lacks death bowling options.

#2- Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma

Once a regular in the Indian Team, Mohit Sharma made his IPL debut in 2013 for CSK and found great success for them until they were banned for two years after the 2015 IPL. Mohit played 47 games for CSK from 2013-15 taking 57 wickets at a decent economy of under 8. After leaving CSK, Mohit has not been the same bowler as he has managed only 33 wickets from 37 games at an economy of above 9.

He was released by KXIP for the upcoming season because of his disappointing performances in the last season. Last season, Mohit managed only seven wickets from nine games at a high economy of 11.

Though Mohit Sharma does not have the pace, he still can trouble the batsman with his outside off stump yorkers and back of the hand slower balls. With Chennai lacking depth in the bowling department, it becomes quite obvious that the team management will look to bring Mohit Sharma back to CSK. Maybe the magic touch of Dhoni, the captain is what he needs.