IPL 2023: In a few months, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will start, and Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be the focus of all attention.
Despite having a combined nine IPL championships, the two clubs placed in the bottom two in the IPL 2022 standings. At the mini-auction that took place last Friday in Kochi, MI and CSK recruited several high-profile players to make a strong comeback in IPL 2023.
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teams made a major effort to add backup options for their specialized batsmen and bowlers as well as pace-bowling all-rounders.
This article will examine the top combined playing XI from the IPL 2023 rosters of the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
IPL 2023: Openers: Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad
Along with rising sensation Ruturaj Gaikwad of the Chennai Super Kings, this team’s captain of the Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma, will begin the innings. Before the 2022 major auction, the IPL teams of both Sharma and Gaikwad kept them on.
Rohit Sharma is one of the top run scorers in IPL history and has single-handedly won games for MI. On the other hand, Ruturaj Gaikwad helped CSK win their fourth championship in 2021 and took home the Orange Cap.
IPL 2023: Middle Order: Ishan Kishan, Moeen Ali, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni, and Ravindra Jadeja
This team’s middle order is made up of four Chennai Super Kings players and two Mumbai Indians players. For the team, Moeen Ali will bat at position number three, followed by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav.
At their respective batting positions in the IPL, each of the three cricketers has a strong track record. Moeen Ali can also bowl the team’s off-spin overs for a few overs.
The team’s finishers’ group will consist of wicketkeeper MS Dhoni, all-rounders Ben Stokes and Ravindra Jadeja, and both of them. While Dhoni is often considered as the best wicketkeeper and finisher, Stokes and Jadeja are two of the best all-rounders of the recent age.
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IPL 2023: Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah
IPL 2023 will feature the Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer dream team. The Mumbai Indians team will probably split the new ball between them. In their IPL careers, Bumrah and Archer have both had great success.
Although Bumrah has consistently been a candidate for the Purple Cap award, Archer was the winner in 2020. The performance of this duo of right-arm pacers in IPL 2023 would be fascinating to watch.
Maheesh Theekshana of the Chennai Super Kings will serve as the team’s starting spinner and fourth foreign player. Theekshana debuted in the IPL for CSK earlier this year. He participated in nine games for the side, taking 12 wickets at a lower-than-7.5 economy rate.
IPL 2023: Best Combined MI and CSK IPL 2023 Playing XI
Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah and Maheesh Theekshana.
