In IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings have been able to score only 4 points in 9 matches so far and ranked last in the points table. On 25 April, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated CSK for the first time in Chepock. This is the seventh defeat of CSK in this season. Not only this, after losing to Sunrisers, she has now lost 4 matches at home. During this, India was all out in its home for the first time since 2019. With such a crushing defeat, the Chennai team is almost out of the playoff race. Seeing the poor condition of Chennai under Dhoni's captaincy, questions are being raised whether the team's condition is bad because of him? Former CSK player Suresh Raina has reacted to the team's shameful performance.

Why is CSK's condition bad this season?
Suresh Raina believes that this time Chennai Super Kings did not buy good players in the mega auction. He let a lot of players go. This is why CSK is struggling to find a good team and playing-11. But whose mistake is it, franchise management or Dhoni? Raina also revealed this. On Star Sports, he was asked whose biggest role in buying players and creating a core group? In response to this, he said that Dhoni definitely calls for this, but he does not involve as much in these decisions.

Franchise CEO Kashi Vishwanathan mainly looks at all these works. Dhoni gave the names of only 4-5 players that they need. Criticizing the management, Raina said, “They always call MS. I remember I never went to auction and I never discussed it about it. I always talked about the players retained there. But MS used to call. However, he was not involved in it. Like every time, he has auctioned the core group in the franchise.

Raina rages on players
Suresh Raina believes that the players playing for Chennai Super Kings this season are not meeting the captain's expectations. The team's condition has deteriorated due to their poor performance. Raina said, “Despite being 43 years old, he is taking wicketkeeping, captaining, lifting the entire team's weight on his shoulders. Dhoni is only playing for a brand, playing for his name. Playing for Fandom. Still trying. But what are those 10 players? But what are the 10 players? Whose price is 18 crores, 17 crores, you are ever losing. The same mistake is happening again and again. “