Unlike any of the big hitters, Ravichandran Ashwin selected the captain Ruturaj Gaikwad as the possible contender to score the most amount of runs for the Yellow brigade in IPL 2026. Gaikwad will enter the campaign with a clinical domestic season with Maharashtra.
Ashwin senses that Ruturaj Gaikwad will try to play an anchor role, while the other batters around him will score runs at a fast pace. If, according to Ashwin's prediction, Gaikwad remains on the track from the beginning to the end of an innings, then his run-scoring chances will increase automatically.
Can the former champions qualify for the play-offs?
The former spinner believes that the team has the potential to qualify for the play-offs. To do that, Ashwin suggests the top order batters score tons of runs.
"CSK will compete very hard to be at three or four. I feel they are a part of the three, four, five, and six contenders. If their top three or two at least score 500 runs each, and they find bowlers to execute plans and get their top two firing, I definitely feel they will get through. The bowling might not look strong, but in the past, they have found bowlers to do the job. I feel they are in contention," Ashwin added.
Injuries to top bowlers can be beneficial for the team
"If CSK start well, then before guys like Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood come, you will feel RCB and SRH are having to catch up. If they start slow, and you hit the ground running as CSK, then you are set for a very good finish," he pointed out.
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