Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris feels Ambati Rayudu is the ideal player to bat at number three for Chennai Super Kings after Suresh Raina’s exit from the upcoming IPL.
Before the start of the 13th phase of IPL, Raina decided to withdraw citing personal reasons and this happened when the Chennai Super Kings squad had 13 COVID-19 positive cases.
“Personally, I’d put Rayudu in there to take that spot,” Styris said on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.
“I know that the CSK squad is deep, they’ve got a lot of options at the top, but I also believe that as much as the pressure is now on to find that No.3, it’s just probably the most challenging time that I can look for anyway for CSK.
“And in particular, the leadership of this group, I think with (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni and Stephen Fleming, it’s up to them now to bring the group together, now that they have lost Raina and Harbhajan (Singh).”
Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, CSK will be looking to march the tournament in search of their fourth title and draw level with Mumbai Indians.
