Ruturaj Gikwar has been dropped from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after maintaining the elbow injury. The Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) campaign started the Maharashtra batsman on Friday, 11 April, as they take the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the match number 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Ma chidambaram stadium In Chennai.
Chennai is on a losing streak in four matches, who are coming in this clash behind the 18 -run defeat against Punjab Kings in Mulanpur. He wants to change things quickly with MS Dhoni for the first time after the final of IPL 2023. Meanwhile, the knights have two wins and three defeats from five matches. He lost to Lucknow Super Veterans at home in his most recent stability.
Toss update
Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted for bowling first. He talked about positivity from the previous game and emphasized the importance of improvement. Rahane felt that the wicket would not change much. During this time, MS Dhoni It was mentioned that he used to bat before anyway. The captain of the former India said that this is the high time CSK starts correcting the basics because they have already lost some games.
Rahul Tripathi returns to Ruturaj Gaikwar
CSK made some changes in its lineup. Rahul Tripathi returns to the place of Ruturaj. Meanwhile, Anushul Kambhoj replaces Mukesh Chaudhary. On the other hand, the knights brought Moeen Ali back to play XI in place of Spencer Johnson.
CSK vs Kkr, Match 25 – What did the captain say?
Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders)
We will bowl first. There was a lot of positivity from the previous game. We played really well as a team. It is about improving each game. (On the pitch) It looks like a good wicket, will not change much. We are batting deeply, so we bowl first and chase things. A change – Moen Ali comes to the Spencer.
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
We wanted to bat first. Some occasions where we tried to drop it down and what we realized is that the wicket slows down a bit, so if you do not have a good start then the middle order comes under pressure. (On Ruturaj) He has done some fracture on his elbow, so he has been dropped from the tournament. He is a very authentic batsman, someone who sees the ball well. So yes, she will be a big miss. (On the importance of winning this game) It is now important, every game is important. We have lost a lot of matches and now it is important to correct the basics – there are dot balls, take our catch. Some games that we lost to large margins, but otherwise it was about small things – about going for 20 runs. Our batsmen are more authentic as batsmen, they will not give slogans. They just need to return their tendency. It is important to start well, achieve boundaries quickly and try to get a couple of initial wickets. The couple of change for us – Tripathi comes to Ruturaj, and Anshul Kabhoj for Mukesh.
CSK vs Kkr, Match 25 – Xis Playing
Chennai Super Kings:
Rachin Ravindra, Davon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dubey, MS Dhoni (WK & C), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Ansul Kamboj, Khalil Ahmed.
Impact option: Mathesh Pathirana, Jamie Operton, Deepak Hooda, Sheikh Rashid, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Quinton de Kok (WK), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moin Ali, Andre Russell, Rampandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakkarwarthi.
Impact option: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubam Dubey, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikya, Akash Madhwal
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