IPL 2025 has been a season to forget for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The team currently sits at the bottom of the points table after playing 12 matches. They have only managed to win on three occasions in the ongoing season so far and have given several disappointing performances.
CSK have suffered from several injuries in IPL 2025
Though CSK have been bombarded with injuries in IPL 2025 which includes their regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad getting ruled out due to an elbow fracture, they cannot give it as the sole excuse for such a disastrous season.
The CSK team has been a massive disappointment under both Gaikwad and MS Dhoni. These poor performances have led to severe criticism from fans and experts alike with many stating that the franchise newe3ds to start investing more in youngsters rather than solely relying on experienced and compratively older players.
Former CSK batter Suresh Raina shares the same opinion as he believes that the team management needs to rethink their auction strategy, adding that they need to to invest in youngsters if they want to challenge for the IPL title in the future.
"This is a good question. Two weeks ago, they were out of the playoffs. If you look at Mhatre's batting. He did very well. But then the players who were playing in the middle overs, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, and Deepak Hooda, all three were playing together. Brevis and Mhatre have batted in a different style. As soon as these two youngsters came, the belief in the dressing room increased. You are making 200; you are making 210. I think you are absolutely spot on," Raina said on Star Sports Press Room.
"The results of the board exam have just come. But the big result will be three years. When will CSK win the sixth trophy from here? Because it is no longer an eight-team tournament, there are 10 teams. You will have to do proper homework here. You will have to invest in the youngsters. You have to invest in the 14-year-old, 17-year-old. You have to invest in the youngsters who are below 18 years of age. Then you will see the mutual investment increasing," he added.
CSK will resume their IPL 2025 campaign in the clash against Rajasthan Royals on May 20 at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi before concluding their group stage against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi stadium on May 25.