Big blow to Dhoni's CSK before IPL 2024, biggest match winner out due to injury

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have suffered a huge setback before the start of IPL 2024. Star opening batsman Devon Conway will not take the field till May due to injury. In such a situation, it is considered certain that he will be out of IPL 2024. Devon Conway suffered a thumb injury during the T20 series against Australia. Due to this, he is not even playing the ongoing Test series against Australia. Now New Zealand Cricket, while giving an update on Conway's injury, has said that Conway has to undergo surgery on his thumb. Because of this, he will remain away from the cricket field for 8 weeks.

Devon Conway has played an important role in making Chennai Super Kings champion for a record 5 times. Even in the last season of IPL, he was the highest scorer of 672 runs for CSK. In the final, Conway played an inning of 47 runs in 25 balls and was also chosen Player of the Match.

Who will open for MS Dhoni in place of Devon Conway is now the biggest question. Along with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane could be the second opener for the Chennai Super Kings. Rahane gave a stellar performance in the previous season as well. He has previously opened in the Indian Premier League.

Captain MS Dhoni of the Chennai Super Kings, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dubey, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangarkar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Mathisha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Sheikh Rashid, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avnish Rao Aravali comprise the Chennai Super Kings squad.