Legendary AUS Batter Names CSK's 'Players To Watch Out For' in IPL 2023


image-lfp1rlfiBen Stokes and Ravindra Jadeja [Source: Twitter]

To the delight of cricket fans across the globe, the biggest T20 carnival, the Indian Premier League, will commence on 31st of this month. With ten formidable teams set to take on each other, the competition is expected to provide the spectators with endless entertainment. 

Speaking of Chennai Super Kings, the MS Dhoni-led outfit will start the tournament as fans' favourites. The Men in yellow, who finished ninth in the points table last season, will aim at redemption by uplifting their performance this year. 

Meanwhile, legendary former Australian batter Matthew Hayden reckons English all-rounder Ben Stokes will be CSK's x-factor in the IPL 2023. 

As quoted by the Hindustan Times, Hayden, who represented CSK at the twilight of his career, opined that Stokes has a golden opportunity to revive his IPL career by stepping up to the occasion for the Chennai-based franchise. 

The swashbuckling southpaw also hailed Ravindra Jadeja for his incredible all-round attributes, terming him as his 'player to watch out for' in the IPL this season. 

Here's what Hayden explained

"Stokes will be the X factor for CSK who has never realised his potential in the IPL and he is one of those players who plays all over the world. Now, under a CSK regime where it's all about cricket I think that he's got a big chance to be the X factor this season,

"For me the player to watch out for is always Jadeja. He is a quality all-rounder. CSK have got some world-class all-rounders, including who they've signed now - Ben Stokes. But with Jaddu at the best of his best, he can really drive a great outcome for CSK, this season."

Led by MS Dhoni, CSK will kickstart their IPL 2023 campaign against Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans on March 31.