South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, who will be up for grabs at the IPL 2024 auctions, has expressed his desire to play for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the upcoming season. The mini-auction is set to take place in Dubai on December 19, 2023.
Gerald Coetzee has made a significant impact in T20 cricket, amassing 60 wickets at an impressive average of 19.05. His remarkable bowling skills are evident in both domestic and international T20 matches. Coetzee boasts a commendable economy rate of 8.08 and a striking strike rate of 14.1 in T20 cricket. Even in T20 internationals, he has demonstrated his prowess by claiming 6 wickets in just 4 matches, further solidifying his reputation as a talented and effective bowler in the shortest format of the game.
Gerald Coetzee Wants To Join CSK For IPL 2024
Ahead of the mini-auction, Coetzee expressed his desire to play under the leadership of MS Dhoni, praising the Chennai Super Kings as a powerful and awesome franchise.
“If I end up playing under MS Dhoni, then it would be a massive opportunity for me to learn and to experience one of the greatest captains of all time. The Super Kings family is really special. They are such a powerful and awesome franchise” Gerald Coetzee said on Revsportz.
Chennai Super Kings, the reigning IPL champions, secured their fifth title in 2023 by defeating Gujarat Titans in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
CSK has a remaining purse of Rs 31.40 Crore. Here is the retained and released list of Chennai Super Kings:
List Of Retained Players: Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande
List Of Released Players: Akash Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes, Bhagath Varma, Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala, Subhranshu Senapati.