Guwahati: MS Dhoni is confirmed to be out of the first few matches due to injury. With this, Chennai Super Kings will enter this season with a completely new team. It will be very interesting to see, because Chennai will be on the field without Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. When CSK will play its first match of the season, the fans are sure to be a little emotional. After all, the three players who made CSK the strongest team of IPL are not part of the team together for the first time.

There was a time when other teams used to bow before the trio of 'Thala' Dhoni, 'Chinna Thala' Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. Raina retired from IPL in 2022. Even after this, Dhoni and Jadeja continued to lead the team. In 2023, Jadeja's hero-like innings made the team champion for the fifth time. Dhoni's magic behind captaincy and wicket also remained intact. But this season, the team let go of Ravindra Jadeja during player transfer. 'Thala' was left alone in the team. And now, just before the first match, Dhoni is also out due to injury. That means CSK will be in the field against Rajasthan with a completely new team.

Probable playing XI of Chennai: Sanju Samson, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ayush Matre, Shivam Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Khaleel Ahmed, Matt Henry.

This match will start at 7:30 pm in Guwahati. The most special thing about this match is that Sanju Samson is making his debut in the yellow jersey of CSK against the same Rajasthan Royals who made him a star. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja, who knows every strength and weakness of Chennai, is now in the Rajasthan team. When Sanju and Jadeja will face each other against their respective old teams, there will be tremendous excitement among the fans.