The unfailingly consistent and proven match-winner, Robin Uthappa, who has scored 4607 IPL runs, was traded to Chennai Super Kings by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2021 Player Auction. Uthappa had joined the Royals ahead of the 2020 season and played 12 games for them. Earlier, Uthappa was one of KKR’s star-turns in the title-winning efforts in 2012 and 2014 with aggregate run tallies of 405 and 660 runs in the respective editions. A career strike rate of 130.50 and a dogged approach at the top of the order, Uthappa is sure to give headaches to most opposition attacks in the upcoming season of the IPL.