Chennai: Some familiar faces from the Super batch of 2021, and some fresh entries. The Super Kings completed their squad on Day 2 of the Player Auction for IPL 2022.
Here’s a quick look at the new Super Kings in the squad for 2022.
Tushar Deshpande
A fast bowler from Mumbai, Tushar has played five IPL matches so far. He has played 31 T20s picking up 44 wickets, and was a net bowler for the Super Kings last year.
Shivam Dube
The medium pace bowling all-rounder has played 13 T20Is for India apart from 24 matches in IPL. His reaction: “I’m really excited to be a part of this big franchise. And yes, always a dream to play under Mahi bhai. Whistle podu!”
Maheesh Theekshana
The 21-year-old Sri Lankan ‘mystery’ spinner has played 11 T20Is picking up 9 wickets at an economy rate of 6.42. He has played four ODIs as well.
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
The right-arm pacer was a part of India’s Under-19 World Cup 2022 winning team, picking up 5 wickets from six games and scoring 52 runs from two innings with the bat.
Simarjeet Singh
The 24-year-old pacer from Delhi has played 20 T20s picking up 24 wickets, apart from 23 List A and 10 first-class matches.
Devon Conway
The left-handed New Zealand opening batsman has played 20 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 5 Tests. He averages 50.16 in T20Is at a strike-rate of 139.35. He has overall played 115 T20s, and is an occasional wicketkeeper as well.
Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine Pretorius is a South African bowling all-rounder, who has played 22 T20Is, picking up 23 wickets, apart from 31 wickets in 23 ODIs.
Adam Milne
Adam Milne is a right-arm fast bowler from New Zealand, who has picked up 32 wickets from 31 T20Is. He has also picked up 7 wickets from 9 games in the IPL.
Subhranshu Senapati
Subhranshu Senapati is a middle-order batter from Odisha who has scored 499 runs from 21 T20s.
Mukesh Choudhary
Mukesh Choudhary is a left-arm medium pacer from Maharashtra, who has picked up 16 wickets in 12 T20s.
Chris Jordan
The right-arm pacer from England has picked up 80 wickets from 75 T20Is while also picking up 25 wickets in 24 games in the IPL with best figures of 4/11. Jordan has vast experience in the format, especially in death bowling, and is a useful batsman in the lower order as well.
Squad:Â MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma
