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#2 Batsmen suited to the conditions
CSK may not have many young and promising batsmen, but the ones that they have are perfectly suited to their home ground.
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Suresh Raina has been with them since the inaugural IPL edition and has more than 5000 runs in IPL. Faf du Plessis has been with the CSK franchise since 2011 and has ample experience of playing in their home ground. Du Plessis's leadership potential and knowledge about the team would've been fatal for them if he was playing for any other franchise now.
Their previous season's top scorer Ambati Rayudu is naturally good against spin too. On the other hand, Shane Watson is a big hitter. At this stage in his career, he often relies on his strength to clear boundaries instead of rotating the strike and playing throughout.
Even benched players like Murali Vijay and Narayan Jagadeesan have experience of playing at Chennai since they are from the locality.
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