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The biggest factor CSK have in their favour is their captain. MS Dhoni is at ease in an environment that almost seems purpose-built for him. He has, by his side, a coach who shares his views on the virtues of consistency and a management structure that does not question his cricketing decisions.
For a decade now, the bar at Chepauk has been set dauntingly high and the measure of CSK's success has been their ability to meet it, then outjump it. Those wearing yellow, on the field, in the stands and in front of television sets, will have it no other way this year.
Probable XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eleven seasons have gone by, with Kohli leading the franchise in the last six, but the Royal Challengers Bangalore have no title to account for despite making it to three semifinals and as many finals, with a side that on paper always seemed to have all bases covered, and boasting of superstars in their ranks.
With a new season around the corner, however, there's the very legitimate threat of history repeating itself all over again for RCB. The infusion of a fresh culture within the RCB set-up seems at the top of the priority list this year to ensure a shared purpose of what they want to achieve as a team. While so much significance is lent to developing a culture, one wonders if that could be a distraction from the actual task at hand - of winning their maiden title.
RCB replaced Daniel Vettori with Gary Kirsten as coach cum mentor, with Ashish Nehra assisting him in the bowling department in their bid for a title, but largely, their problems from the past seem to still persist to a large extent. While that will be the same this year, can the fortune of their team be different? Any at all?
Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Tim Southee
For a decade now, the bar at Chepauk has been set dauntingly high and the measure of CSK's success has been their ability to meet it, then outjump it. Those wearing yellow, on the field, in the stands and in front of television sets, will have it no other way this year.
Probable XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eleven seasons have gone by, with Kohli leading the franchise in the last six, but the Royal Challengers Bangalore have no title to account for despite making it to three semifinals and as many finals, with a side that on paper always seemed to have all bases covered, and boasting of superstars in their ranks.
With a new season around the corner, however, there's the very legitimate threat of history repeating itself all over again for RCB. The infusion of a fresh culture within the RCB set-up seems at the top of the priority list this year to ensure a shared purpose of what they want to achieve as a team. While so much significance is lent to developing a culture, one wonders if that could be a distraction from the actual task at hand - of winning their maiden title.
RCB replaced Daniel Vettori with Gary Kirsten as coach cum mentor, with Ashish Nehra assisting him in the bowling department in their bid for a title, but largely, their problems from the past seem to still persist to a large extent. While that will be the same this year, can the fortune of their team be different? Any at all?
Probable XI: Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Tim Southee
Dream11 Team
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