Five-time IPL champion team chennai Super Kings has failed to make it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Talking about IPL 2025, CSK managed to register only 4 wins in 14 matches and finished last in the points table. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad got injured in the middle of the season, in his place ms dhoni captained the remaining matches. Here you can see the analysis of the performance of chennai Super Kings and also know who were the 5 players, whose performance has cost CSK a lot in IPL 2025.

1. MS Dhoni

The first name in this list is MS Dhoni. In IPL 2025, dhoni scored only 196 runs in 14 matches and his strike rate was also only 135. dhoni came to bat many times on such occasions, from where he could have ensured the victory of the team by playing fast. For example, in the match against RCB, chennai needed 15 runs in the last over. dhoni could not show timing in his shots like his old style, as a result chennai lost the match by 2 runs.

2. Rachin Ravindra

Rachin ravindra has made a name for himself as a world-class batsman in international cricket in a very short time. In IPL 2024, he impressed by scoring 222 runs in 10 matches, but this time he was able to score 181 runs in 8 matches and scored only one fifty in the entire season.

3. Mathisha Pathirana

Mathisha Pathirana, known as 'Junior Malinga', made a big contribution in helping CSK win the IPL 2023 title by taking 19 wickets in 12 matches. He also performed brilliantly in the next year i.e. 2024. But he has taken 13 wickets in 12 matches of IPL 2025. Pathirana was also the culprit for CSK as this time he conceded runs at an economy rate of 10.14.

4. shivam Dubey

shivam Dubey had a decent IPL 2025 season, in which he scored 357 runs at an average of 32.45. This is also his third best season in terms of runs, but like ms dhoni, he kept losing his wicket at crucial moments. In simple words, Dubey could not play the role of a finisher.

5. deepak Hooda/Rahul Tripathi

deepak Hooda was bought by chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.70 crore, but he could score only 31 runs in 7 matches played in the season. On the other hand, rahul Tripathi opened for CSK in the initial matches, but only 55 runs came from his bat in 5 matches. Both these players could not perform as expected .

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Sudha Subbiah

29/05/2025 09:40 AM