Chennai Super Kings have performed very poorly in IPL 2025. This team, which has won the IPL five times, has lost five consecutive matches this season. Now against Lucknow Supergiants, this team made a surprise change in their playing XI and excluded R Ashwin. R Ashwin has returned to Chennai Super Kings after a long time and this player was also purchased for 9.75 crores but the bowler could not perform well according to his name, the result has now been excluded from the playing XI.
Ashwin’s performance in IPL 2025
Ashwin’s performance in IPL 2025 has been very poor. Ashwin has taken 5 wickets in 6 matches this season. The big thing is that Ashwin’s season has been beaten quite a lot. He has looted 198 runs in 6 matches at an economy rate of 9.90. In place of Ashwin, CSK has given a chance to Sheikh Rashid who is a young batsman. At the same time, Craig overton was given a chance instead of Devan Conve.
Great Move !! Sheikh rasheed opens in place of conway! Finally a young gun gets chance! Also, overton in for Ashwin. Big Night Ahead, Lets Go CSK! #LSGVCSK pic.twitter.com/5crrqrxasj
– Blackgold
(@b1ackgoldd) April 14, 2025
Chennai’s playing XI
Sheikh Rashid, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana.
Lucknow’s playing XI
Aden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep and Digvijay Singh Rathi.