After a disappointing Indian Premier League captain in 2025, the CSK management spent heavily ahead of the 2026 competition to make the team strong on paper with multiple young cricketers, who have the potential to serve the team for a long period. Samson is one of them.
Suresh Raina said that number 3 will be the best for Sanju Samson with Ayush Mhatre and Ruturaj Gaikwad as the openers. To balance the entire batting line-up, Raina put Samson at number three as the pivot between the openers and the middle-order.
Who will bat at number 6?
In a different discussion, another former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar discussed a potential playing combination of the Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2026. Continuing on that thread, Raina also placed Shivam Dube at number 5. For Raina, the sixth batting spot is going to be very crucial for the team management to choose as there are multiple options in the squad.
Suresh Raina selected Samson over MS Dhoni
In a surprising decision, Suresh Raina selected Sanju Samson as the keeper over MS Dhoni, because of the Kerala-born's huge fan following.
"Otherwise, I think they will play the last two or three overs. Before that, in the middle order, when Brevis comes with Sanju, after Brevis, you will have Shivam Dube. Sanju has to be a player with a different experience," he also stated.
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