Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave the last message on the day before the start of IPL. The long-held leadership baton has been handed over to the new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. The indication is clear that this is going to be the beginning of the end of the former captain in India’s domestic franchise T20 League!
With the new captain in hand, Chennai Super Kings will enter the field with the challenge of retaining the title in the opening match on Friday. Their opponents are Royal Challengers Bangalore at 8:30 pm Bangladesh time in Chennai.
While Chennai fans were disappointed at the start of the season instead of leadership, Bangladesh fans were thrilled. Because the cutting master Mustafizur Rahman has gone to play IPL for Chennai.
This is the left-arm pacer’s seventh season in the Indian Premier League. Before Chennai, Sunrisers played Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in the previous season. In the new season, he was brought in by Chennai at a base price of Rs 2 crore. Chennai’s other foreign pacer, Sri Lankan Mathisha Pathirana, has been ruled out with an injury, so ‘Fizzer’ may make his debut today. He also practiced on the net for that purpose.
However, Mustafiz is having a tough time in the shorter format. He was dropped from the first two ODIs after not giving his best in the recent T20 series against Sri Lanka. In the T20 series, he scored more than ten runs in every match! Can take two wickets! He didn’t do too bad getting called up to the XI in the third ODI though. Besides taking two wickets, he kept the perfect line and length of the ball. Gave 39 runs in 9 overs along with a maiden.
Mustafiz was able to play only two matches for Delhi in the last season. He spread the most light in the debut season in 2016. Contributed to Sunrisers winning the only title. He won the Emerging Player of the Tournament title as the first foreigner to take 17 wickets in 16 matches.
After that, he played regularly for Rajasthan in the 2021 season as well. He took 14 wickets in 14 matches. But overall the ups and downs of Cutter Master’s performance have been a big influence. If you finally get a chance in today’s opening match. Then there is no option to give the best to retain the place in the XI. It will depend on how Mustafiz’s new season will go.
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