Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will lock horns in the IPL 'El Clasico' on Thursday (April 23) at the Wankhede Stadium.
Two teams that share 10 IPL
titles with five each, have been underwhelming in the last couple of seasons and continue to struggle in this one as well. The Paltans and Syper Kings both have won two out of first six, sitting 7th and 8th in the table respectively.
MI vs CSK - El Clasico
The volume of this encounter is such that this fixture is known as IPL's 'El Clasico'. As MI take on CSK at the Wankhede, the players will be playing for more than just 2 points. But what about the bitterness of rivalry? Although the two teams are rivals, but there's no animosity. Hence, there are many players in both teams who have worn the jersey of their Thursday's opponents.
MI vs CSK: Which Players have played for Both Teams?
On Thursday, there will be a number of players from both sides who have played for their opponents in the past. Here's a complete list-
Mumbai Indians
Four players in the MI side have represented Chennai Super Kings in the past.
Deepak Chahar was a key performer for CSK, while Shardul Thakur also had multiple stints with Chennai. New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santer has also represented the Yellow Army.
Chennai Super Kings
A total of 4 current CSK players have represented Mumbai Indians before.
South African sensation Dewald Brevis started his IPL career with MI and played a couple of seasons for them. Anshul Kamboj also played for MI in 2024, while Shreyas Gopal has also represented the Paltans. Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar was also part of Mumbai Indians.
MI and CSK IPL 2026 Squads
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Danish Malewar, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Shardul Thakur, Will Jacks, Mayank Markande, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matt Henry, MS Dhoni, Akeal Hosein, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zakary Foulkes
