Former CSK star Subramaniam Badrinath predicted MS Dhoni would not be used as an impact player by CSK, and will be the first-choice wicketkeeper.

No team in cricket is as synonymous with a single player as Chennai Super Kings with MS Dhoni . However, now at 44 years old, the need to look beyond Dhoni and plan for the future is as urgent as any for the five-time IPL champions. A blockbuster deal which would see a different high-profile Indian wicketkeeper-batter make his way to Chepauk is underway, but the question remains how significant a role Sanju Samson will play right from the off in yellow.

Expected to come in for Ravindra Jadeja as well as a second CSK player such as Sam Curran, Samson would likely form a strong opening pair with Ruturaj Gaikwad. However, it is in the field

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