Currently, the 5-time league winners are positioned in the bottom-most position of the IPL 2026 points table, despite making some expensive signings ahead of the season. CSK will play the inform team, Delhi Capitals (DC), in the upcoming game.
But, over the years, the talented top-order batter had to struggle with inconsistency. With the Chennai Super Kings, he has been going through another bad patch. In all three previous matches, the star keeper-batter, who is considered the replacement of the team's icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was dismissed cheaply.
Both Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad have only gifted disappointments so far in this season
Gaikwad was appointed as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings in 2024. As the captain of the team, he recorded 7 consecutive defeats. In this season, the top order batter so far has scored just 41 runs in three games. The experienced opening combination of Samson and Gaikwad has managed 62 runs so far in the ongoing competition.
Anil Kumble raised concerns over Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad
"It’s a massive concern for Chennai. If your two most experienced batters, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad, haven’t fired in the first three matches, it becomes a serious challenge. The rest of the batting line-up, apart from Samson and MS Dhoni, is quite young", Anil Kumble explained CSK's real crisis moment, while speaking on Star Sports
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