CSK vs KKR: The opening match of IPL 2022 will be played between CSK and KKR on saturday, March 26 at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai. MS Dhoni has handed over CSK captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja. Shreyas Iyer will be the captain of KKR.
The 15th edition of IPL will begin on saturday, March 26. The opening match will be played between defending champion CSK and runner-up KKR in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
This year, there will be some change in this big T20 tournament. A total of 10 teams will participate in IPL this year instead of the usual 8 teams. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants will be the new teams in the tournament.
MS Dhoni has stepped down as CSK captain ahead of IPL 2022. Under his captaincy, CSK won four IPL titles, including previous season. Now, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will lead the team. He will only be the third player to lead CSK after MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Raidu, Moeen Ali and Deepak Chahar will again be seen in the CSK team. Chris Jordan, Shivam Dubey, Devon Conway will also offer quality options.
On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer will be the new captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Shahrukh Khan owned KKR purchased Iyer in 12.5 crore. KKR retained its key players in the team – Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy.
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CSK vs KKR:- IPL 2022 CSK team
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja (captain), MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, N Jagadeesan, Hari Nishanth, Subhranshu Senapati, Dwayne Bravo, Bhagath Varma, Dwaine Pretorious, Mitchell Santner, KM Asif, Adam Milne, Simrajeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Rajavardhan Hangargekar, Prashanth Solanki.
CSK vs KKR:- IPL 2022 KKR team
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Tim Southee, Sam Billings (wicketkeeper), Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Chamika Karunaratne, Sheldon Jackson (wicketkeeper), Baba Indrajith (wicketkeeper), Aman Khan, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rinku Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Anukul Roy, Mohammad Nabi, Ashok Sharma, Rasikh Salam.
CSK vs KKR:- How to watch live on TV and online?
The opening match of IPL 2022 between CSK and KKR will be live telecasted on Star Sports network – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports Hindi, Star Sports Hindi HD. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
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