On Monday, March 4, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) had confirmed that Chennaiyin and New Zealand opener Devon Conway, who was the third-highest run-scorer in IPL 2023, will be out for at least eight weeks due to a left thumb injury. Will remain out of the field till. This is a big blow for the Chennai team as they will have to find a new opener for Ruturaj Gaikwad for the first phase of IPL 2024.
However, Aakash Chopra believes that Ravindra will be able to fill the void left by his compatriot. The former India opener revealed that Rachin Ravindra is in the best form of his life and backed him to deliver a stellar performance in his first stint in the cash-rich league.
Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “I still think this team will be okay because they do something and find someone. Here he already had an amazing player in Rachin Ravindra as his (Conway’s) backup. He had a very good World Cup and recently scored runs in Test matches as well. He is in top class form.”
The former batsman further said, “However, his T20 numbers are not good. T20 statistics are not good and playing for CSK is a good thing. So now you can get to see the T-20 avatar of Rachin Ravindra. Being a left-handed opening batsman and left-arm spin, he has everything to become the Most Valuable Player.”