Former india batter suresh raina blamed chennai Super Kings control for the crew's woes in IPL 2025, pronouncing that ms dhoni had little involvement in CSK's public sale approach, which has left the crew scrambling for shape this season.
CSK's IPL 2025 marketing campaign has been anything but brief and disappointing. , with the crew all, however, out of playoff rivalry following a string of negative performances. On Saturday, CSK suffered their seventh defeat of the season, taking place to Sunrisers hyderabad by 5 wickets. The loss marked their fourth consecutive defeat at chepauk in IPL 2025.
Determined to discover a prevailing combination, CSK has used 20 out of their 27-player squad thus far. In their most current day out, they handed a debut to Dewald Brevis and promoted Ayush Mhatre, their youngest-ever player, to open the innings. The pass, however, did little to change their fortunes.
"Kashi sir— I suppose he has been managing the administration for almost 30 to 40 years now. And Rupa Ma'am is handling all of the cricket management—shopping for the gamers and retaining the core group. But all and sundry know that the players sold this time were not decided on properly," suresh raina said while speaking on megastar sports activities.
Raina dispelled the famous belief that dhoni is the mastermind behind every CSK auction selection.
"They continually say ms dhoni makes the final name. But to be very sincere, I in no way attended any of the auctions. I used to be in no way a part of those discussions. I constantly talked about the players who have been retained. MS might get a call about whether to head there beforehand with a player or not; however, he is now not that concerned."
Raina did not persevere again in highlighting the evaluation among Dhoni's dedication and the lackluster efforts of others.
"The core institution handles the public sale—you can imagine dhoni cannot have this sort of auction. He could maybe call 4 or 5 players he desires, and out of them, a few would be retained. Despite the fact that an uncapped participant is working hard, take a look at MS Dhoni—being a forty-three-year-old captain, nevertheless giving the entirety."
"He is gambling just for the logo, for his call, for the fandom—and nevertheless installing the attempt. At forty-three, he is doing wicketkeeping, captaining, and carrying the whole group on his shoulders. But what are the alternative ten gamers doing"?
"Folks who are paid Rs 18 crores, Rs 17 crores, or Rs 12 crores—they're not responding to the captain. especially whilst you've in no way lost to certain teams earlier than that—that wishes to be rectified. You need to identify, Is this player a fit winner?"
"Am I able to agree with this participant in the subsequent suit? There are players who have been gambling there for years—even the older ones. But what are the effects? You are losing. The equal errors are happening on every occasion."
Raina concluded by way of suggesting that a primary shake-up might be on the horizon, probably led by dhoni himself.
"I suppose ms dhoni will now sit down—he might not want anyone around him. He ought to have made up his mind. "After the toss, when they were misplaced, the manner he walked—and each of them has been standing there—it is clear there may be going to be an assembly today," Raina added.
Even though CSK nonetheless have 5 video games ultimate, their route to the playoffs seems, however, all but shut for now. Apparently, history indicates that every time CSK comes to be having a bad season, it is frequently followed by a robust comeback, transforming them back right into a championship-prevailing facet.
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