On Monday, April 14, Chennai Super Kings locked horns against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium. MS Dhoni won the toss and asked Rishabh Pant-led side to bat first. Talking about the Men in Yellow, who are struggling in the tournament, made couple of bold calls for the ongoing match.
The MS Dhoni-led side dropped Devon Conway and R Ashwin from the playing XI. Further, 20-year-old Shaik Rasheed has been added to the line-up and the youngster will be making his IPL debut.
Who Is Shaik Rasheed, CSK's 20-Year-Old Debutant?
Rasheed, who hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh started his professional cricketing journey from Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad and played for Sportive Cricket Club in the HCA League. He rose to fame as he was named in India's U-19 squad for 2022 U-19 World Cup and also served as the team's vice-captain.
Further, it was a great season for Rasheed as he smashed 201 runs in four innings, despite missing most of the tournament because of COVID-19. Further, Rasheed slammed 94-runs in the semis and also a fifty in the finals, helping India lift the World Cup trophy.
It also grabbed the selectors' attention and CSK too were interested in the 20-year-old as the Men in Yellow bought him in the 2023 IPL auction. Notably, Rasheed was with the CSK since 2023 season, but failed to get any game time up until now against LSG. Meanwhile, Rasheed also had a great Andhra Premier League 2024.
Criteria
Data
Innings
6
Runs
297
Average
59.40
50/100
3/0
Further, CSK showed trust in Rasheed and bought the youngster for 30 lakhs at IPL 2025 mega-auction.
Shaik Rasheed - (Source: @Johns/X.com)
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