IPL 2018, CSK vs KKR: 5 player battles to look forward to

#4 MS Dhoni vs Kuldeep Yadav

The skipper will be back at the Chepauk

It’s going to be an emotional homecoming for Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni. He returns to the Chepauk stadium amidst huge expectations. He sure would want to make his return a memorable one.

What would stop that from happening would be his inability to play spin early in his innings. It’s an worrying aspect of the game which was exposed by rookie spinner Markhande in their game against MI. MSD takes time against spin and he tends to play back to many deliveries when he should be playing forward.

KKR have in their arsenal a quality left-arm leggie Kuldeep Yadav. Everyone has seen his rapid rise in the past year or so where he is the go to bowler along with Yuzhvendra Chahal for Virat Kohli when he plays for India.

Dinesh Karthik was smart in using Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav in the power play overs against RCB. He must surely keep some of Kuldeep’s overs intact so that he can use that against Mahendra Singh Dhoni .

Can MSD get over his shortcomings against spin? Or will Kuldeep reign supreme against Dhoni? Everyone would be eager to find out.