IPL 2025: CSK finalizes its playing XI, Ruturaj-Conway will open, then Dhoni will shoulder this big responsibility

IPL 2025: The last few seasons have been full of ups and downs for Chennai Super Kings, one of the most successful teams in the history of the Indian Premier League. In 2022, the team's performance under the captaincy of Ravindra Jadeja was very poor. At the same time, in 2023, Mahendra Singh Dhoni once again took over and made the team the champion. After this, in 2024, the captaincy was handed over to Ruturaj Gaikwad and CSK could not even reach the playoffs.

In such a situation, now all eyes will be on the performance of the team with the yellow jersey in the upcoming edition (IPL 2025). Meanwhile, the franchise has also almost cleared the picture of its playing XI.

Chennai Super Kings had retained 5 players before the mega auction held in November last year. At the same time, during the auction, they added 20 more players and completed their 25-member squad. CSK included big players like Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and R Ashwin in their camp.

These three players will be seen playing together on the field in IPL 2025. Let's take a look at the entire playing XI of CSK -

CSK's playing XI is strong

After captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway will again be seen opening the innings for CSK. Conway could not participate in IPL (IPL 2025) last year due to injury. At the same time, Rachin Ravindra's place at number three also seems certain. The responsibility of the fourth position can be handed over to Rahul Tripathi, who was bought by CSK for Rs 3.40 crore during the auction.

Apart from this, Shivam Dubey will be seen playing match finishing innings at number 5 and Ravindra Jadeja at number 6. Talking about MS, he will once again be seen playing the role of wicketkeeper batsman. Also, R Ashwin, Noor Ahmed will handle the spin department and Mathisha Pathirana and Khalil Ahmed will handle the fast bowling. In place of Shivam Dubey, CSK can also field any other fast bowler under the impact rule.

CSK's probable playing XI in IPL 2025 is as follows -

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey (Impact Player), Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana, Khalil Ahmed.