Last Updated on March 30, 2023 by theviralsportsindia
CSK-vs-GT-01th: Last year’s IPL winner Gujarat Titans will play their first match with Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings. The first match of IPL 2023 will be played at 7:30 PM, 31st March 2023 in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
In this post, we will look into the strength and weaknesses of Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings strength and weaknesses, their team squad, and other chances of winning the first match of the Indian Premier League 2023.
CSK IPL 2023 Strength
MS Dhoni is the biggest asset for CSK but for a few seasons, he is not showing up good performance from his bat. Ben Stokes can be the best batter for CSK. Chennai Super Kings’ main strength is the players like Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius, Santner, and Deepak Chahar. They all have the experience and ability to do magic with the bat and ball.
Mukesh Choudhary bought last year by CSK will fill the absence of Deepak Chahar and these players will create the magic for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023.
CSK IPL 2023 Weakness | CSK-vs-GT-01th
Mukesh Chaudhary is out from IPL 2023 due to injury and Deepak Chahar returning after a long time. In the last season of IPL, CSK was completely mashed up because of injured and out-of-performance players. Players who are not being able to perform because of issues. The bowling was damaged without Deepak Chahar. The middle order of CSK in IPL 2022 was out of performance and they didn’t perform well. | CSK-vs-GT-01th
CSK IPL 2023 Squad
| Player Name | Country | Role | Auction Price |
| MS Dhoni (wk) | India | WK-Batsman | INR 12 Cr(R) |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | Batsman | INR 6 Cr(R) |
| Ambati Rayudu (wk) | India | WK- Batsman | INR 6.75 crores(R) |
| Devon Conway | New Zealand | Batsman | INR 1 crores(R) |
| Subhranshu Senapati | India | Batsman | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Deepak Chahar | India | Bowler | INR 14 crores(R) |
| Tushar Deshpande | India | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | Bowler | INR 70 Lakhs(R) |
| Simranjeet Singh | India | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Mukesh Choudhary | India | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Prashant Solanki | India | Bowler | INR 1.20 crores(R) |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | Bowler | INR 1.90 crores(R) |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | India | Bowler | INR 1.50 crores(R) |
| Ravindra Jadeja(C) | India | All-rounder | INR 16 Cr(R) |
| Moeen Ali | England | All-rounder | INR 8 Cr(R) |
| Shivam Dube | India | All-rounder | INR 4 crores(R) |
| Dwaine Pretorius | South Africa | All-rounder | INR 50 Lakhs(R) |
| Ben Stokes | England | All-rounder | INR 16.25 Crores |
| Shaik Rasheed | India | Batter | INR 20 lakh |
| Nishant Sindhu | India | Batter | INR 60 lakh |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India | Batter | INR 50 lakhs |
| Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | All-rounder | INR 1 crore(R) |
| Ajay Mandal | India | All-rounder | INR 20 Lakhs |
| Bhagath Varma | India | All-rounder | INR 20 Lakhs |
Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 Strength
Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tewatia, Shivam Mavi, Joshua Little, and Mohd. Shami. The Gujarat Titans have the best squad and the capabilities of the players are unmatchable. | CSK-vs-GT-01th
Rashid Khan did a fabulous job last year and the whole team is in full form. So in IPL 2023, the Gujarat Titans are ready to rock the season.
Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 Weakness
As such, I am not seeing any weak points in the Gujarat Titans but the injury of Hardik Pandya and the performance of players like David Miller will create a concern for the Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 Squad
| Gujarat Titans Player Name | Gujarat Titans Role | Auction Price |
| Shubman Gill | Batsman | INR 8 Crores(R) |
| Sai Sudarshan | Batsman | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Abhinav Sadarangani | Batsman | INR 2.60 Crores(R) |
| David Miller | Batsman | INR 3 crores(R) |
| Matthew Wade (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 2.40 Crores(R) |
| Wriddhiman Saha (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 1.90 Crores(R) |
| Rashid Khan | Bowler | INR 15 Crores(R) |
| Darshan Nalkande | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler | INR 3.20 Crores(R) |
| Pradeep Sangwan | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Alzarri Joseph | Bowler | INR 2.40 Crores(R) |
| R Sai Kishore | Bowler | INR 3 Crores(R) |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler | INR 30 Lakhs(R) |
| Mohammed Shami | Bowler | INR 6.25 Crores(R) |
| Hardik Pandya (c) | All-rounder | INR 15 Crores(R) |
| Vijay Shankar | All-rounder | INR 1.40 Crores(R) |
| Jayant Yadav | All-rounder | INR 1.70 Crores(R) |
| Rahul Tewatia | All-rounder | INR 9 Crores(R) |
| Kane Williamson | Batters | INR 2 Crores (R) |
| Odean Smith | All-rounder | INR 50 lakh |
| KS Bharat | Wicketkeeper | INR 1.2 Crores |
| Shivam Mavi | Bowler | INR 6 Crores(R) |
| Mohit Sharma | Bowler | INR 50 Lakhs |
| Urvil Patel | Wicket-keeper | INR 20 Lakhs |
| Joshua Little | Bowler | INR 4.4 Crores(R |
