- Many players have got the support of new teams in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Many players including Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin will be seen playing for new teams in the next season. Meanwhile, CSK has shot itself in the foot by releasing the 36-year-old batsman.
CSK: Many players have got the support of new teams in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Many players including Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin will be seen playing for new teams in the next season. Before the auction, the franchises took many such decisions, which surprised everyone. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings shot themselves in the foot by releasing a dangerous batsman. This player showed the mirror to CSK by batting consistently brilliantly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.
CSK made a mistake by releasing this player!
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) decided to retain only five players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The franchise spent Rs 65 crore to retain Rituraj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Shivam Dubey, Mathisha Pathirana and Ravindra Jadeja. However, in the meantime, CSK did not show any interest in buying experienced Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane.
Before the auction, there were speculations that Chennai could use the RTM card for him. But in the auction, the franchise did not show the slightest interest in buying him. At the same time, now Ajinkya Rahane has slapped the franchise hard on the face by batting brilliantly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.
He taught a lesson to the bowlers by batting aggressively
Playing for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, Ajinkya Rahane has played many brilliant innings so far. Meanwhile, he created a ruckus in the match played between Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai on 5 December. In this clash held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Ajinkya Rahane scored 95 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 175.92, which included nine fours and four. Thanks to his innings, Mumbai won by four wickets. At the same time, if we talk about Ajinkya Rahane’s performance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, then so far he has scored 250 runs in five innings of six matches at an average of 50.
This team’s luck will shine!
Even though CSK did not bet on him in the IPL 2025 mega auction, but in the second round, Kolkata Knight Riders included him in their team by paying a base price of Rs 1.50 crore. At the same time, after seeing his performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, it is being said that he can be seen performing strongly for the franchise in IPL 2025. Apart from this, he is also considered a strong contender to become the captain of KKR. However, now it will be interesting to see whether Ajinkya Rahane gets the captaincy in IPL 2025 or not?