Good move by CSK to snap up Irfan Pathan. What this does is beef up our lower order hitting even more. With Pathan in, we now have a good battery of Indian seamers - Mohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Ishwar Pandey and Ashish Nehra. Didn't understand the necessity for picking Rahul Sharma (the Indian leggie) but I guess it is just for backup purposes. I don't see many opportunities for him since our spin battery is too strong (Ashwin, Jadeja and Badree along with the last season find Pawan Negi).
M Hussey
B Mc Cullum
S Raina
D Smith
M Dhoni
D Bravo
R Jadeja
I Pathan
R Ashwin
M Sharma
I Pandey/A Nehra
That's a pretty fearsome batting order till Pathan. If Baz or Smith can't play, Faf will play. Personally I would move Smith down because last season he struggled whenever the ball was swinging/seaming. At No.4, he can murder the spinners.