The franchise is clearly facing a problem of plenty, but again, that is a good situation to be in.
Weeks before the start of the 13th edition of the IPL, Suresh Raina, who usually bats at No. 3 for CSK, pulled out abruptly citing personal reasons.
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar said it will be odd initially to play in empty stadiums as in India the crowd can act as a 12th man for the home team.
Dhoni, widely considered as one of the top finishers of the game, has led CSK to eight IPL final in 10 attempts winning three of those.
Styris placed both over the likes of Agarkar, the Pathan brothers, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
Rohit has already announced his decision to open in all the games for the Mumbai-based franchise.
Scott Styris lost the bet when Kedar Jadhav was putting in the hard yards on the field.
It may come as a surprise to many, but Styris would have made his debut in whites much earlier had the Test against Pakistan in Karachi in May 2002 had not been called off.
The 12 marquee players will be distributed evenly among the six MCL teams.
In the video, we find Sidharth Malhotra in the helicopter going to glaciers close to Queenstown to play cricket with former Kiwi pros.