Mitchell Bracewell, an all-rounder from New Zealand who has excelled for the Kiwis this season in white-ball cricket, was especially suggested by Srikkanth. Ahead of the forthcoming season, CSK, who had a difficult IPL 2025 and finished last in the points table, will want to bolster their roster.
Three days remain until the IPL 2026 auction, and former India opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth has offered his wish list recommendations for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). After Ravichandran Ashwin retired and Ravindra Jadeja was traded to the Rajasthan Royals, Srikkanth feels that even though CSK already has a formidable batting lineup, they should concentrate on recruiting spin-bowling all-rounders.
“Gaikwad, Samson, Aayush Mhatre, and Urvil Patel make up CSK’s current four-man lineup. so that their hitting won’t be a major concern. Michael Bracewell is the kind of person I would choose if I were in charge of CSK. He is being underestimated by everyone. In Hyderabad, he scored an incredible century against India. He is a left-hander who can tonk the ball and bowls with good off-spin. On his YouTube channel, Srikkanth stated, “He is a good finisher.”
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Livingstone is what everyone says, but Bracewell will succeed if given encouragement. It is where he can be developed into an outstanding all-round player by someone like Dhoni,” he continued.
Despite their high market value in the auction pool, Srikkanth also recommended CSK not to bid for South African veteran David Miller and Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
“I will not purchase Ravi Bishnoi.” There’s no room for growth with him. Shreyas Gopal is already there. He bowls well. In addition, David Miller hasn’t scored in a very long time. Additionally, he won’t be comfortable playing half of the games on the Chennai surface. Srikkanth stated, “I would prefer to select Bracewell over Miller because he will also provide a few overs with the ball.”
“I’ll attempt to select both Bracewell and [Liam] Livingstone. Both will be yours for ten crores. That will fix the area beneath Dube. To replace Jadeja, CSK will undoubtedly need an all-rounder, which semi-all-rounders like Livingstone and Bracewell can provide. I’ll definitely make an effort to find someone similar to Cooper Connolly. He is a young player that plays all formats and is left-handed. Since they can purchase him for only two or three crores, he will undoubtedly move to CSK this time,” he continued.
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