Chennai Super Kings ke legendary captain MS Dhoni ne ek baar phir se command sambhali hai, just before their crucial face-off against Kolkata Knight Riders at the iconic Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. Match number 25 of IPL 2025 promises to be a thriller, especially with CSK riding a 4-match losing streak.
KKR ke captain Ajinkya Rahane ne toss jeetkar pehle bowling ka faisla kiya. Playing XI mein bhi kuch key changes dekhne ko mile. KKR ne Moeen Ali ko Spencer Johnson ki jagah team mein shamil kiya, jabki CSK ne injured Ruturaj Gaikwad ki jagah Rahul Tripathi aur Anshul Kamboj ko Mukesh Chaudhary ke badle laya.
“We were looking to bat first as well. Kayi baar chase karte hue pitch slow ho jaata hai, aur agar start accha nahi mila toh middle order pressure mein aa jaata hai. Ruturaj ke elbow fracture hone se wo tournament se bahar ho gaya hai. Humne kaafi matches haar diye hain, aur ab zaroori hai basics sahi karein – dot balls, catches lena. Har chhoti cheez matter karti hai.”
“Kuch matches humne bade margin se haare, lekin kai baar sirf ek over 20 runs ka sab kuch badal deta hai. Humare batters authentic hain – slog nahi karte – sirf apne instincts pe bharosa karna hoga. Jaldi runs aur wickets lena bahut zaroori hai. Tripathi aur Anshul humare do naye changes hain aaj.” – MS Dhoni
Dhoni clearly chahte hain ki team fundamentals pe dhyan de aur confidence ke saath khele. CSK ke liye har match ab must-win ban gaya hai, aur unka focus hai pressure situations ko calmly handle karne ka.
🔥 CSK vs KKR – Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Chepauk ki pitch par Dhoni ki comeback captaincy aur crowd ka support CSK ke liye game-changer ho sakta hai. Kya Dhoni ki ‘basic mantra’ se CSK ki losing streak thamegi? Yeh match definitely dekhna toh banta hai!
