IPL 2020: Sam Curran says joining CSK will be an opportunity to 'pick the brains' of skipper MS Dhoni, coach Stephen Fleming

Chennai: England all-rounder Sam Curran is looking at his entry into the Chennai Super Kings as an opportunity to “pick the brains” of seasoned captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Stephen Fleming. The 21-year-old Curran was the most expensive English player in the IPL auction at Rs 5.5 crore, bought after an intense bidding war between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. “Can’t wait to come to Chennai and meet all my new teammates, playing under MS Dhoni our captain and our coach Stephen Fleming. It’s obviously going to be a great opportunity for me to pick their brains and, hopefully, we can bring the trophy home to Chennai,” Curran said in a video uploaded by his new franchise.

Kadai Kutty Singham @CurranSM pounces straight to the point and how! #WhistlePodu #SuperFam 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/XhfC5hKC8G

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) December 21, 2019

Curran had a fairly successful outing for Kings XI Punjab in the last edition, including a hat-trick but lack of consistency prompted KXIP to release him ahead of this year’s auction. He is “super excited” about joining three-time winners CSK. “Super excited to be joining the Chennai Super Kings for the next season of the IPL. A massive thank you to the coach, management staff. I just want to say I can’t wait to play in front of the home fans in Chennai. I felt some amazing things, I was lucky enough to play last year against Chennai, and to play in front of the home fans this year is going to be really special. Hopefully, we can put in some great performances for the fans,” he signed off.