A year later though, things have changed. All is well between CSK and Ravindra Jadeja. India’s star all-rounder made a stunning comeback in AUS Tests and ODIs, just in time and in form for the IPL. As CSK look to add a record-matching fifth IPL trophy to their pocket, Jadeja promises to be a key player for them. In fact, Harbhajan Singh, Jadeja’s former India and CSK teammate, expects a big promotion in time for the all-rounder.

CSK vs GT: Harbhajan said on the Star Sports Network –

“One player who I am going to have my eyes on will be Ravindra Jadeja. I want to see what kind of batting he’s going to do for CSK. I think he’ll be pushed higher up in the batting order (this season). As well as his four overs with the ball (will be key).

He added – “If you look at world cricket currently, there’s no better all-rounder than him. So, I am looking forward to seeing Ravindra Jadeja performing in the IPL.” Having said that, Harbhajan is aware that against GT, CSK cannot afford to take things lightly. Last year, when not many expected them to, GT stormed their way to an IPL title in their debut season, which rocketed Hardik Pandya’s stocks as captain.

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Harbhajan credited GT’s success last year to their veteran leader Hardik and highlighted a few things they did better than the other nine franchises.

CSK vs GT: Harbhajan mentioned –

“One thing which they’ve done better than the rest is that they’ve been very flexible. They’ve never been rigid about who bats where. We saw Hardik Pandya coming up in the batting order and scoring those runs and he wasn’t just slogging the ball, he played like a proper batter for Gujarat Titans last season. He was very smart last season.”

Harbhajan added – “Jonty Rhodes once said ‘a happy team is a winning team’ and that’s the formula this team applied. From what I gathered from Ashish Nehra and the entire team management, they were a very-very happy team.”