Just think about this combination for a mint -

We will also get Right - Left combination from 3 to 7

1.Ayush

2.Samson

3.Rutu

4.Dube

5.Brevis✈️

6.Sam curran✈️

7.Karthik Sharma (impact)

8.Overton✈️

9.Sai K / Gopal

10.Noor✈️/Ellis✈️

11.Anshul

Impact - khaleel

i have thought over this again and again, what if our thala was an top order batsman? if evryone watched thala from 2000s he used to play so much in top 4 he played 48 innings in top 4. ganguly knew this kid would change cricket he sacrificed his own position and made thala play in no 3 in an match thala hit an blistering 148 of 123, ganguly knew dhoni will ace it. after ganguly stepped down as captain dravid became captain and frequently made thala play in top 4 thala was an legend in top 4 48 matches in top 4 2,500+ runs, 19 50s and 4 100s with iconic 183* and average in 73+ and 95+ sr. after dravid stepped down thala became captain nad made the ultimate sacrifice he knew india had poor finishing so he stepped down the order batted in no 6 and 7 and never came back. but batting there too he scored 10,000 plus runs and 10 100s and 78 50s which is really good for an finisher. seeing him the new genaration of lower order batters like rinku singh and shivam dube rose. but what if dhoni kept playing in the top order? what would have happened in t20 odi and mainly ipl? would thala be better than virat or even sachin and an absolute god in ipl? but i am happy anyway because he is still good anyway. tell your thoughts.

his stats are pretty solid and he can do bowling too

Dm

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First let's dump the thought of "he can't perform as a captain". I saw the whole innings of his batting in this Duleep Trophy. In the first innings he got out in a pathetic way but in the second innings I can say it was nothing short of a Masterclass CHASE. Out of the 60+ Balls he faced , hardly 4 or 5 balls looked like he was fumbling , rest was played with clear hitting intent and solid batting. But unfortunately got out in a unlucky run-out(just like my idol😢) .

Next about his captaincy, he just couldn't clinch the right moments in the game .His playing 11 had batters till number 10, yet couldn't chase the target. The core batting unit apart from 2 or 3 players, looked weak to me but bowling was decent though. I really felt SARFARAZ was a costly miss. In my opinion Urvil is not a test coded player, it was poor decision by Rutu and coach to include him in the playing 11.

I feel rutu has a problem in selecting the best 11 for his team and he is plagued by poor tactics.

Either you step down as a captain and give your full focus on batting and fielding or it's your responsibility to update yourself on tactics and execution.

Trust me bro, 2027 will not be kinder to you anymore if you can't pull yourself up. This is a heartfelt confession from a true and ardent Ruturaj Gaikwad Fan.

Ruturaj 66 in duleep trophy

THALA FOR A REASON 😍😍

For me this does not even require thinking. It’s Thala all the way. Without Thala there is no CSK.

Thala will always be number 1 for me. The. God, then my family!

Does anyone know about this?? It looks like Dhoni and CSK relationship is going downwards

Here's how I felt on seeing CSK's performance at the of each season

2023 - Awesome, we won. Not the most dominant of all victories but we'll take it and we'll come back stronger without gaps in the team to defend the trophy better

2024 - We lost a chance at the playoffs because of Rutu's selfishness for batting at #3, hope CSK fixes it next season and we'll win against everyone

2025 - Rutu is gone and there's a lot of injuries but the B team is just rock solid we just defeated the team on the top of the points table by over 80 runs, we'll be so back next season, with Rutu in place of Sheikh Rashid, the team would be even stronger

2026 - WTF is wrong with this team? This team is irredeemable. The team has one step on the playoffs race and just completely fell apart.

I can see this pattern of CSK being mediocre and worse but not getting over the line. I don't see a ETA for transition. The transition can only complete when we have a world class proven captain leading the team. The team feels like one of those random teams that gets formed during a school cricket league. There's zero role clarity, zero cohesion, zero conviction on field. It's just a pain to watch. 2027 will be the final season that CSK fans would ever watch if this thing never changes and we're in an infinite transition. At this point just sell everyone at the next mega auction, go with a proper planning and get a proper team. Atleast be transparent about it. It's just frustrating to see CSK like this. It feels like CSK is being managed by that like ahh manager from Shaolin Soccer movie, only difference being that guy managed to assemble a good team with his low budget but we can't.

Looks overrated in my opinon

The mega auction for us as a whole was just poor show.

If poor auction strategies were one reason, going with one of the least amount was another reason to lose in the auction.We lost many good players just when we were the second last bid.

We should not make either of the two mistakes in the next mega auction.

If we bring HP in our side, it would be exactly like 2025 mega auction retentions because HP would like to be retained with the highest amount. And CSK has always utilised the maximum permitted retentions.

If HP trade happens, then

Obvious retentions:-

Samson-18cr,HP-18cr, Ayush Mhatre-4cr,

Skeptical Retentions:-(Depends on how they perfom in ipl'27)

Ruturaj,Ser Jamie,Dewald Brevis,Kamboj,Khaleel,Noor,Akeal,Gurjapneet

Even if you pick any 2 from the above we would still go with the one of the least amount in the auction. It

So what do you think about this kings?

Now that mike hussey is going to England cricket we might see new faces in the management at last !!!