5. Battle of the Spin-heavy attack

Over the years, Chennai maintained their reputation as the Chennai Spin Kings with the ace Indian duo of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. This year, they do not have Ashwin with them but they made it up with the inclusion of Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir and Karn Sharma.

Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, have three formidable spinners in their army. Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla represent the various spin styles and strategies. The KKR trident will be spearing at the heart of CSK.