Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra has predicted that Rachin Ravindra could be the Most Valuable Player for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League 2024. Ravindra was bought for INR 1.8 crores in the IPL 2024 auction.
Ravindra hogged the limelight when he amassed 578 runs in 10 matches of the ODI World Cup 2023 at an impressive average of 64.22 and played an instrumental role in taking New Zealand to the semifinal of the tournament.
The left-hander also scored 301 runs in the two Test matches against South Africa at an average of 75.25.
“I still feel this team will be fine because they do something and find someone. Here they had already kept an amazing player in the form of Rachin Ravindra as his (Conway’s) backup. He had a very good World Cup and he scored runs in Tests also recently. He is in the form of his life,” said Chopra on his YouTube Channel.
Meanwhile, Ravindra has scored only 214 runs in 20 T20Is for New Zealand, averaging 16.46 while striking at 133.45.
“However, let’s be fair, his T20 numbers are not good. T20 numbers not being good and playing for CSK is a good thing. So you might see Rachin Ravindra’s T20 avatar now. Left-handed opener and left-arm spin, he has all the ingredients to become the most valuable player,” Chopra added.
CSK will begin their title defense against RCB on March 22 at Chennai.
CSK squad for IPL 2024: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.
