Chennai Super Kings, lead by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will look for redemption after a disappointing last season. One of the most successful franchise in IPL history finished a lowly seventh with 6 wins out of 14 games in the last season.

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The men in yellow have the firepower to lift this team back to the top. Here is a look at the key players of the team that have in them to do the job.

Sam Curran: Sam had a really impressive IPL last year. He scored 186 runs and took 13 wickets in the 2020 season. He recently impressed everyone again in the series against India when he played an unbeaten innings of 95 runs in the last ODI.

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Suresh Raina: Chennai missed Suresh Raina last season as he pulled out of IPL due to personal reasons.Raina was the first batsman to cross the five thousand run mark in the league. He has scored 5368 runs in 193 matches in IPL to date.

Moeen Ali: Ali has time and again proven his class in tight situations for England with both bat and ball. He would be expected to do the same for Chennai this IPL. Chennai brought him for a sum of Rs. 7 crore but it might seem a bargain for what Ali brings into the team.

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Shardul Thakur: Thakur has already shown us what he is at the highest level of cricket. Carrying that kind of form into the tournament, he will surely play a key role in where Chennai finish this season.

MS Dhoni: Can this list be complete without him? We think not. Although Dhoni is not on the scene anyone in international cricket, IPL has been his hunting ground. He has made playoffs for fun, lifted trophies and won it all. Can he do it again? Well thats the million dollar question.