‘Never seen CSK struggle this a lot’: Suresh Raina questions auction strategy amid horror run in IPL 2025 | Cricket News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings discover themselves in uncharted territory this season as they proceed to tumble down the IPL 2025 factors desk. Their crushing 9-wicket defeat to arch-rivals Mumbai Indians on Sunday marked their sixth loss in eight video games, leaving them languishing on the backside.
MS Dhoni, who returned to the captaincy after Ruturaj Gaikwad was sidelined with an harm, has been unable to encourage a turnaround. With solely six league video games left, each match is now a do-or-die for CSK if they’re to remain in the hunt for a playoff spot.
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Former CSK stalwart Suresh Raina didn’t mince phrases when he spoke concerning the workforce’s predicament on Star Sports.
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“I feel that somewhere the auction was not done well by the coach, the management. There were so many talented players in the auction, so many young players – like Priyansh Arya, debuted and scored a century,” Raina mentioned. “You take so much money for selection, you left out Rishabh Pant, left out Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul. If you look at other teams, they play such attacking games. I have never seen CSK struggle this much.”

Harbhajan Singh echoed Raina’s considerations, notably concerning the missed alternatives in the auction. “This team has been a very big team. But when they went to the auction, like you mentioned the big names – they did not take Rishabh, did not take KL Rahul,” he mentioned. “Among the youth selected, we can’t see any who could give game-changing performances.”

As CSK put together to return to their den — the MA Chidambaram Stadium — for again-to-again clashes in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, the strain will likely be immense. Only a dominant residence run can breathe life into what has been an in any other case forgettable marketing campaign.