GT vs CSK, Key Players: Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings and last season’s winners Gujarat Titans will clash at Ahmedabad today (31st March). Narendra Modi Will be face to face in the stadium. This will be the opening match of the 16th season of IPL. This match will start at 7.30 pm. The biggest attraction of this match will be MS Dhoni because he will be seen on the field after a whole year and then his fan following is also very high. However, apart from them, there will be five such star players in this match, on whom the eyes will be fixed. These are the players who have the ability to change the condition and direction of the match with their performance.
1. Hardik Pandya: Captain Hardik Pandya, who made Gujarat Titans the champion in the very first season, is the most important player in today’s match. He is a match-winning player and is in great form at the moment. He can turn the tide anytime with both bowling and batting. In the last IPL, he had won his team by playing important innings on many important occasions. This time there will be more expectations from him.
2. Shubman Gill: Everyone knows the recent form of Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill. This batsman is scoring a lot of runs in all the three formats of cricket. Shubman is the most important batsman for Gujarat Titans. Shubman has made his debut in T20 International cricket this year and in just 6 matches he has scored more than 200 runs at an average of 40 and a strike rate of 165. He has also scored a century in these 6 innings.
3. Ben Stokes: In the final match of T20 World Cup 2022, it was Ben Stokes who gave victory to England. He played a wonderful innings against Pakistan in very difficult conditions. Stokes is considered a player of big matches. Especially in adverse conditions, he shows a better game. In IPL, he has made a lot of noise on behalf of Rajasthan Royals. Chennai has the highest expectations from this all-rounder.
4. Ravindra Jadeja: Ravindra Jadeja is the biggest all-rounder of Team India in all three formats of cricket. He not only troubles the opposition batsmen with bowling, but also in batting, he is a big challenge for the front team. After a long break of 6 months, he has recently returned from the Test and ODI series against Australia and he performed brilliantly here. For Chennai also, this player has been giving match-winning performance for a long time.
5. Deepak Chahar: Chennai Super Kings missed this star all-rounder a lot in the last season. Deepak Chahar could not play a single match in the last season due to injury. This time he is fully fit. Despite being absent from the 15th season of IPL, he is the highest wicket-taker in the powerplay in the last 5 IPLs. He has taken 42 wickets in powerplay in 58 innings. He specializes in hitting big sixes even in batting.
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