CSK are out of contention for the IPL 2025 playoffs.
After a week-long gap due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to resume from May 17. The extension of the tournament means many teams may have to adjust their playing XI as per the availability of overseas players in their roster. Chennai Super Kings (CSK), though out of contention for the playoffs race, will be hit by three absentees for their remaining two games.
English all-rounders Sam Curran and Jamie Overton, along with New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra, will miss the remainder of IPL 2025. The replacement players have not been announced.
According to existing IPL rules, franchises are not permitted to sign replacement players once they have played their 12th match of the season. Currently, four of the 10 teams have already crossed that threshold. Furthermore, any replacements brought in after the tournament’s resumption will not be eligible for retention in the player draft for the following season.
Overton will be unavailable due to his selection in England’s ODI and T20I squads for their home series against the West Indies, which begins on May 29. Interestingly, although England did not include Curran in their white-ball squad, he has still opted not to return to the CSK camp for the remainder of the season.
🚨 CSK UPDATE IN IPL 2025 🚨 [Bharat Sharma from PTI]
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 15, 2025
– Rachin Ravindra, Sam Curran & Jamie Overton are not rejoning CSK squad, team has sought no temporary replacement player. 🟡 pic.twitter.com/2yusspOsxp
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Rachin played eight games for CSK this season, accumulating 191 runs at an average of 27.28. The Kiwi batter has had flamboyant success on the International level. However, he’s been unable to replicate that success in the IPL. CSK have a good option in Ayush Mhatre to open the innings.
Barring his 88-run knock against his former team, Punjab Kings, Curran has not lived up to the expectations this season. In the other four games he played, he returned with single-digit scores. With the ball, he has picked up just one wicket.
The other English all-rounder, Overton, has also had an underwhelming season. In three matches, he has managed only 15 runs and has been wicketless with the ball.
CSK can utilise this chance for their young Indian contingent from the bench. With just two more games remaining, it’ll be easy for skipper MS Dhoni to shape the playing XI. They will face the Rajasthan Royals in Delhi on May 20 and end their season against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on May 25.
Ramakrishna Ghosh, a medium-fast all-rounder, can make his IPL debut. Urvil Patel can also be a part of the playing XI.
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