3 big mistakes were made in the auction, due to which CSK may have to face defeat in IPL 2025
IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings is a champion team of the Indian Premier League. This team has won the most IPL trophies jointly with Mumbai Indians (five). However, the team failed to make it to the playoffs after MS Dhoni left the captaincy last season. After this, the Chennai team made batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad their captain. This time, it was a minor mistake in his captaincy.
But the franchise hoped to add the right players in the IPL 2025 auction last November so that this time, they could win a record sixth title. Meanwhile, now the CSK think-tank has touched upon more or less all the aspects. There are some decisions and flaws made by this team that can trouble them this season. Let’s take a look at three such mistakes made in the IPL 2025 auction, due to which CSK may have to face defeat.
IPL 2025: Not buying a backup wicketkeeper for MS Dhoni
This time, CSK lacks high-quality options apart from MS Dhoni for season 2025. Although they have Devon Conway, the team still needs strong backup options for Dhoni. Because in the last few years, there has been a lot of debate about who can replace Dhoni after he retires from IPL.
Meanwhile, there is no doubt that this concern is likely to emerge once again. This concern will pose a challenge for CSK in the future. At the same time, as the team is preparing for IPL 2025, this remains a major issue for them in IPL 2025.
IPL 2025: Bid for Vijay Shankar
This time in the mega auction, Chennai Super Kings bought Vijay Shankar for Rs 1.2 crore. Due to this, he has joined the list of this champion team. However, this acquisition by the team surprised some people. Shankar has not yet established himself as an impressive performer in the league.
Vijay Shankar has played 72 matches in the IPL, scoring 1,115 runs at a strike rate of 129.80 and an average of 25.34. As an all-rounder, he has so far managed to take only 9 wickets in 39.4 overs. During this time, his economy rate was 8.67. At the same time, these statistics of his show that his contribution with both bat and ball has been the best. But Shankar has not yet performed at the level that the team would be expecting. His ability to move forward and make a significant impact in this tournament is yet to be seen.
IPL 2025: Excessive dependence on Shivam Dubey
CSK currently has a strong and formidable batting lineup. But Shivam Dubey is their primary power hitter in the middle order. Apart from him, MS Dhoni is also in the team, but his entry usually happens during the last two or three overs of the innings. So that he can give the finishing touch to the innings with his trademark shots.
But meanwhile, CSK has made a big mistake by not selecting former RCB player and English all-rounder Will Jacks in the auction. He was one of the most successful batsmen for RCB during the second part of IPL 2024. If this team had included him on their list this time, then some of the pressure on Dubey could have been reduced. But this time, Jacks was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5.25 crore.
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