IPL2023: Ahead of the First Match of IPL2023, Csk’s power hitter ben stokes will be playing as a specialist batter at the start of IPL. Ben Stokes Is suffering from Knee Injury.
CSK Management shares this report on Twitter. There is nothing to think about him as he is recovering very fast, and He will be playing as Specialist Batter only for a few starting games.
What Is Specialist Batter?
When Any Player gets injured or is not entirely fit, the team sometimes takes this player as Specialist Batter. The Specialist batter only can bat during the Match, and he will not do any fielding or bowling in the Match.
The role of Specialist Batter is to play aggressive Cricket. When this type of situation arises in T20 Format like IPL, Power hitting is very crucial for any team. So, They have good runs on board. The decision by Chennai Super Kings Management is excellent, and Of course, We want to see a Good game in the first match of TATA IPL2023.
When, where, And How To Watch The First Match of IPL2023?
You can watch the Match for free at JOi cinema, and The Match Will be held on 31 March 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium. The Match will be Started at 7:30 PM (IST), And Toss will be at 7:00 PM.
On TV, Start sports will stream the Whole IPL Match, and On the OTT Platform, Hotstar will stream the whole season of TATA IPL2023.
Probable Playing XI of CSK vs GT Match
| Probable Playing XI of CSK | Probable Playing XI of CSK |
| Devon Conway | Shubman Gill |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Wriddhiman Saha |
| Moeen Ali | Kane Williamson |
| Shivam Dube | Hardik Pandya(C) |
| Ambati Rayudu | Vijay Shankar |
| Ben Stokes | David Miller |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Rahul Twetia |
| MS Dhoni(C) | Rashid Khan |
| Deepak Chahar | Shivam Mavi |
| Tushar Deshpande | Mohammad Shami |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Joshua Shami |
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