The 25th match of the IPL 2025 will be played today at Chopok between Chennai Super Kings and Defending Champion Kolkata Knight Riders at 7:30 pm. This season has been very bad for CSK so far. The team has played 5 matches and has lost 4 of them. At the same time, CSK has suffered a major blow after captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was released from IPL 2025. Instead of Gaikwad, MS Dhoni will once again be captained by CSK, but now the big question is who will replace Gaikwad in the final playing eleven?
Who will get a chance in the Playing XI?
Ruturaj Gaikwad is an important link in CSK’s batting line-up, but now with his expulsion, the team looks more weak. today CSK is scheduled to face KKR. In this case, Rahul Tripathi can be included in the playing eleven instead of Gaikwad.
Rahul has played 3 matches for CSK this season
Rahul has played 3 matches for CSK this season, but his performance was very bad, causing the player to be excluded from the playing eleven. However, Rahul Tripathi has a good experience and once he lives on the pitch, he can play big innings, so now CSK can trust this player once again.
Dhoni becomes captain again
Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured in the elbow, causing him to stay away from the entire season. Now Dhoni will be seen leading the CSK in the remaining matches. Fans who made Dhoni captain are also looking very happy, as Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL title five times in Dhoni’s captaincy.