IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings CEO: Some people also suggested that Chennai Super Kings is one of the teams interested in trading star players from Mumbai Indians. But, CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan has distanced his franchise from any possible trade with Mumbai Indians.
CSK CEO breaks silence on rumors of Trade of Rohit, Surya from MI: Ever since it was decided by the Mumbai Indians franchise that Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the next season of IPL 2024, there have been rumors of Rohit Sharma and many players of Mumbai Indians on social media. Various types of questions are being raised regarding this. During this time, such reports also came that one or two franchises had inquired about the availability of Rohit Sharma for trade. There were news related to trade regarding the names of not only the former captain of Mumbai Indians but also some other players of the franchise like Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. Some people also suggested that Chennai Super Kings is one of the teams interested in trading star players from Mumbai Indians. But, CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan has distanced his franchise from any possible trade with Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said that trading any player is against the ‘principles’ of Chennai. When it comes to Mumbai Indians, the Chennai boss does not feel that at present there is any player whom his franchise can trade with Mumbai. “On principle, we do not trade players and we do not have players to trade with Mumbai Indians. We have not approached them,” franchise CEO Kasi Viswanathan said amid the player auction for IPL 2024. We have done it and we don’t even intend to.
During the IPL auction, Mumbai Indians’ Global Head of Cricket Mahela Jayawardene was asked about Rohit’s decision to take the responsibility of captaincy. He said that at some point a decision would have to be taken. But, now he hopes that Hitman will guide his successor Hardik in this period of change.
Mahela Jayawardene said, “It is very important for us to have Ro (Rohit Sharma) in the team to guide the next generation on and off the field. He has been absolutely fantastic. I have worked very closely with Ro (Rohit Sharma) Has done the job. He is a brilliant person and I am sure he will be part of the legacy that will guide it. Mumbai had that before too with Sachin (Tendulkar), who played with the youngsters. He did not let anyone else lead him. And made sure that Mumbai Indians is going on the right path. It is the same thing. We had this conversation and everyone is taking interest in it, so, it is up to us to look forward to the next season.”
IPL 2024: Let us tell you, Hardik Pandya was traded by Mumbai Indians to Gujarat Titans before the auction. Hardik Pandya’s trade was quite popular. Just a few days before the IPL 2024 auction, Mumbai Indians surprised everyone by declaring Hardik Pandya as the captain of the team. If we talk about the auction, Chennai Super Kings got Darrell Mitchell in their team by paying a bid of Rs 14 crores, while the franchise bought the uncapped player for Rs 8.4 crores.
In IPL 2024 Players bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction: Rachin Ravindra (Rs 1.8 crore), Shardul Thakur (Rs 4 crore), Darrell Mitchell (Rs 14 crore), Sameer Rizvi (Rs 8.40 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 2 crore), Avnish Rao Arveli (Rs 20 lakh).
Chennai Super Kings team after the auction: MS Dhoni (captain), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dubey, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Mathisha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane. , Sheikh Rashid, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avnish Rao Aravali.
