CSK: The Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which started the IPL 2025 campaign under the captaincy of Rituraj Gaikwad, has yet been ordinary. This season Chennai has played five matches under the captaincy of Gaikwad, in which he has suffered a defeat in four, then the only win came against his Mumbai Indians on 23 March. After this, this team is seen craving for one win. Chennai's biggest concern, occupying 9th in IPL 2025, remains his batting. But since 2023, a dreaded batsman, who has been part of Chennai, has yet to wait for his turn.
Rituraj Gaikwad -led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have played just 5 matches this season, in which she has tried about 17 players, but despite this, she is still struggling to create the correct balance of the team. Recently, Chennai head coach Stephen Fleming also admitted that this season team has not been able to create the right combination yet, after which it has tried 17 players one by one.
But even after this, young 20 -year -old young batsman Sheikh Rashid has to wait for his turn. Sheikh Rashid was bought by Chennai (CSK) at a base prize of 30 lakhs in the auction, but has not yet got a chance to play a single match. He has been waiting for his IPL debut for almost two years, but still he is just working on the field.
Young explosive batsman Sheikh Rashid plays domestic cricket for Andra Pradesh and his record in the shortest format of cricket is quite spectacular. Sheikh Rashid has scored 352 runs in 15 innings of 17 matches at an average of 29.33. During this time his strike rate is 127. At the same time, he has so far hit a century and a half -century in this format, but despite this figures, the management of Chennai Super Kings is still reluctant to show confidence in this player. Sheikh Rashid has also been a part of Team India, which won the Under-19 World Cup under the captaincy of Yash Dhul.
Sheikh Rashid can prove to be a better option for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on number four and five, but before them, Deepak Hooda and Vijay Shankar have been tried at this place, whose performance has still been ordinary. But now it will be interesting to see whether in the next match, captain Rituraj Gaikwad gives this young man a chance or he will once again be seen only giving an innings.
