Who Fills Khaleel Ahmed’s Boots? CSK’s Bowling Problem Just Got Real
Khaleel Ahmed is gone. Grade two quadriceps tear. Season over. And suddenly CSK’s bowling looks very thin.
They are without Dhoni. Without Nathan Ellis. Now without their left-arm seamer who had been one of their more reliable options in the powerplay. Three names. One very real problem.
Mukesh Choudhary is first in the queue — left-arm, same angle, same rough shape as Khaleel in terms of what he brings. But Ramakrishna Ghosh is worth watching too. Right-arm, can bat, and he tore through Himachal Pradesh for 7/42 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season — Maharashtra’s best-ever figures in List A cricket.
Someone has to bowl those overs. Gaikwad needs to pick his man soon.