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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes Ravindra Jadeja will be the pivotal X-factor for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL 2023.
Jadeja, who has been in terrific form after a long injury lay-off, was the joint player of the series in the recently concluded Test series against Australia. Jadeja has been a mainstay at CSK for a long time and Harbhajan thinks he will play a huge part in their fortunes this year.
"The one person who everyone should keep an eye on is Ravindra Jadeja, especially how he bats for CSK. He may be promoted up the order plus he has his four overs. If you look at it from a world cricket perspective, I don't think there's a better all-rounder than him. So I'm looking forward to seeing Ravindra Jadeja in the IPL," Harbhajan said to Star Sports.
"The X factor for me will be Ravindra Jadeja because he has been very successful in these conditions as a bowler and a batsman, he's been playing there for so many years. So for me, he is definitely going to be the X factor for the side," he added.
Harbhajan also spoke on the strengths of the CSK side and how important their home advantage is, he said, "The biggest strength of this team is MS Dhoni. He is the heart of the team. He knows the team very well and he is probably the best person to get the most out of each player in the team. CSK's biggest home advantage is their crowd, the crowd boosts the morale of the team. The CSK crowd is such that even if the team loses or wins they will always back them."
Harbhajan Singh also gave his pick on who the four overseas players for CSK should be, he said, "Firstly I would select Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali ofcourse, Conway will definitely be in the side and Theekshana, before Pathirana because Theekshana will be more effective in Chennai. But if the match happens in a place like Mumbai, against Mumbai Indians, then I will select Pathirana because he bowls a lot like Malinga and spin doesn't play a big factor over there. So if I have to select the four overseas players it would be Conway, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Theekshana."
CSK will be kickstarting their IPL campaign on March 31 against defending Champions Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
(with inputs from agency)
