There may be entry of 3 lions in the playing XI of Chennai Super Kings, one bowls the ball at a speed of 150 kph

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 23, 2026

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni): Chennai Super Kings’ great wicketkeeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become completely fit from his calf injury. He has been seen practicing both wicketkeeping and batting in the nets. In such a situation, if Dhoni is ready to play, then he will be directly entered in the playing eleven. Dhoni has 5,439 runs in his name in 278 IPL matches. He has been retained by CSK for Rs 4 crore. Dhoni can become a part of the combination by replacing Sarfaraz Khan.

Urvil Patel: Ayush Mhatre is out of the tournament due to injury. In such a situation, now 27 year old very aggressive batsman Urvil Patel can be included in his place in CSK’s XI. Urvil has 1,425 runs in 57 T20 matches at a strike rate of around 180. The special thing is that Urvil has scored 3 centuries in T20 format. He has been retained by CSK for Rs 30 lakh.

Spencer Johnson: The biggest good news for CSK fans is that Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson, who has become a part of the Chennai Super Kings squad as a replacement for Nathan Ellis, is available for the match against Mumbai Indians. This 30 year old gun bowler has the ability to bowl at a speed of 150 kph and has taken 85 wickets in 71 T20 matches. He has been signed by CSK for Rs 1 crore 50 lakh. He can fill the void of Khalil Ahmed in the team. He can be played in place of Matt Short in the XI.

Chennai Super Kings full squad: NoJu Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hossain, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zachary Faulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh.