CSK name Akash Singh as replacement for Mukesh Choudhary
Akash Singh, who was a part of India's Under-19 World Cup team in 2020, previously played for Rajasthan Royals.
Ahmedabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Chennai Super Kings on Thursday named Akash Singh as a replacement for injured left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary. Mukesh, who made his IPL debut last season and scalped 16 wickets, is recovering from a stress fracture and is sidelined from the 16th edition of the IPL.
Akash Singh, who was a part of India's Under-19 World Cup team in 2020, previously played for Rajasthan Royals. The left-arm pacer has so far played 9 T20s in addition to 9 List A matches and five first-class games and has 31 wickets. He will join CSK for Rs 20 lakh.
Four-time winners CSK begin their campaign with a match against defending champions Gujarat Titans here on Thursday.
Charging up our pace cartel with all that young potential! Welcome to the pride, Akash! ⚡🦁#WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛 pic.twitter.com/vgd4CeKpGN
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 30, 2023
Welcome Akash😼pic.twitter.com/6I0uHgVnER
— Sujal (@Sujal_Pandey07) March 30, 2023
Welcome super king 💛 pic.twitter.com/zPjAwFl6ns
— TeamMSDian (@teamcsk01) March 30, 2023
🦁 LION ALERT: Akash Singh joins the squad ahead of IPL 2023. #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 30, 2023
Warming Up to the #WhistleRains tomorrow 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/UWRjdEKFZU
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 30, 2023
IT'S ABOUT TIME! 🥳
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 30, 2023
Roar whistles from wherever you are!💥👇🏻#WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/Wk3J3iD8WL
Chennai Super Kings is set to start their IPL 2023 campaign by playing against Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans on Friday, March 31.
Chennai Super Kings Squad:
MS Dhoni (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ben Stokes, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Akash Singh.
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