Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the second most successful team of IPL, included England all-rounder player Ben Stokes in their camp in the mini auction.
CSK made a high bid of Rs 16.25 crore on Ben Stokes and added him. In such a situation, Stokes became the third most expensive player in the history of IPL.
CSK CEO (CEO) Kasi Vishwanath while talking to ESPN Cricinfo expressed happiness after buying Stokes and also told what was the reaction of MS Dhoni on buying English all-rounder?
How was MS Dhoni’s reaction on buying Ben Stokes?
CSK CEO Kashi Vishwanath told that as soon as he bought Ben Stokes while bidding on him, the reaction of CSK team captain MS Dhoni (MS Dhoni) was worth watching. Dhoni was very happy on the arrival of Stokes. They said,
“We are very excited to have Stokes, but also we are lucky that he has come to us in the end. We wanted an all-rounder and MS was very happy that we got Stokes, captaincy is an option but MS has to decide with time.”Â
Apart from Stokes and Dhoni, Kashi also gave a statement about bidding on Kyle Jameson.
On Jameson’s bid of Rs 1 crore, Vishwanath said, “Kyle Jameson was injured so probably many others did not look at him. We got information from Fleming that he has recovered and is ready to play. CSK team is looking better and I hope we do well this season. We always follow the process and this will help us to perform well. “
Stokes can be the next captain of CSK after MS Dhoni –
Let us tell you that the IPL 2023 season may be the last for CSK team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni). In such a situation, after joining the team of Ben Stokes, it is being speculated that after Dhoni, Stokes can become the next captain of CSK.
Stokes has had a great T20I career, so it will be interesting to see whether Ben Stokes becomes the captain of CSK in future or not?