CSK’s Struggles and Dhoni’s Role: A Reality Check:-
The dream is broken, but the heart burns, yes, it hurt a little, but it goes on, it goes on because if you were hoping for CSK to win, then you are a very loyal or die-hard fan because CSK had lost half the matches in the auction, the world is going towards Aniket Verma, Ashutosh Sharma, so CSK went towards Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda.
The Decline of CSK: A Team in Transition:-
Now that CSK which has not been able to chase 180 plus in the last 6 years, is dreaming of chasing with the help of Rahul Tripathi, Hooda and Shankar, so either you are very innocent or very ambitious, 183 runs were needed, for a moment, when Dhoni was batting and 19 runs were needed in 20 overs, it seemed that will Dhoni do magic, but then it was realized that this hope is taking us into nostalgia because this is not the CSK which used to be of Suresh Raina or Dhoni, some things increase with age and the same story is here as well, if even in 2025, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still not there If he has to play the role of the main batsman to make CSK win, then this is enough to tell what kind of team was selected for CSK and the same happened, Sandeep Sharma showed intelligence, bowled a brilliant ball, Het Meyer took a brilliant catch, Dhoni went after scoring 16 runs off 11.
Weak Batting Line-Up: The Impact on CSK’s Performance:-
But now the age and time has changed, it is not Dhoni’s fault either, now we will have to accept that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is playing only for the brand value of CSK, his days of making CSK win are now behind him, that is why maybe Rajasthan Royals have had a royal win over Kings XI Punjab scored 182 runs, CSK was all out for 176, the match was won by six runs, CSK was never in complete control in this match and the reason for that is that there was no batsman in the top six of CSK who wanted to do power hitting, who wanted to hit the ball Ravindra gets out on zero, Rahul Tripathi plays at a strike rate of 121, who plays like this in today’s era, 11 runs are scored in four overs, this was the state of batting, if you remove one Rituraj Gaikwad, apart from him, all the players are Shivam Dubey who brought extra pressure, Vijay Shankar went after scoring nine runs, Jaddu Runa, the players who play the ball are not the ones who can score 130, 140, 180, 190, the work that Aniket Sharma Klassen does, all this is not there and there was only one finisher in this team, the finisher whose name was Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thala, but now Thala is a part of history, who is currently giving as much fun as he can, take it, the day you will not get this also, that day you will regret, so just watch Dhoni, enjoy and the biggest thing is that for CSK, CSK is stuck with this team for three years because the mega auction will now be after 4 years and till then CSK will get the same players, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda These players will have to be played by rotating them back and forth and this was being said by Rituraj himself.
Dhoni’s Diminishing Influence: Is It Time to Accept Reality?:-
Rahane, he used to hit, before that there was Rayudu, there was Uthappa, these people used to come and score runs, that CSK has lost half of its matches in the auction, except Noor Ahmed, they have not bought any player on whom they can bet and Dhoni sir, Dhoni sir, for the brand value, the story is going on at 7080 on his brand value and he himself says that brother, even if am on a wheel chair, will play, but Rajasthan Royals are amazing, today their match was good, Captain S Ryan Para’s hunger to win was visible today, did you win, we had said that Rajasthan can win, today we had predicted the match because CSK, we had said in the last match that now it has become a very weak team, it is easy to defeat this team, Provo, but did you predict this victory Never mind, the next match is Mumbai’s match against Kolkata. Mumbai is at number 10.
CSK’s Auction Woes: A Team Stuck in the Past:-
Chennai is at number 10. Will Chennai, which is at number 10, defeat Kolkata? There are high chances that Mumbai will get stuck and Kolkata will dominate. The advantage of Mumbai is that the match is in Mumbai and there are some players of Mumbai who play amazingly, so if their prime comes out, then the story is different.
Sandeep Sharma: The Unsung Hero of Rajasthan Royals:-
Will Mumbai remain at number 10 or will it move up? Because CSK has stopped at nine and it has stopped because in the last nine matches CSK is losing in chasing 180 plus, that means again that other teams invest in Aniket Verma type boys, look at Punjab, they have invested in young lot, look at Delhi, they have invested in new kids, look at SRH, they have invested in new people, CSK Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Sandeep Sharma should also be praised in this match, Sandeep Sharma is a very underrated player, Jofra Archer was there but Sandeep Sharma was given the ball to bowl, 19 runs were needed, Dhoni and Jadeja were there, the first ball goes wide but he takes a wicket on the second ball, the third ball is a single, the match ends, Sandeep Sharma cannot be praised enough, there is not much discussion about him, but he is an amazing player, however, we got a very interesting situation between CSK and Rajasthan, today we got CSK and Rajasthan, before they were banned, CSK used to dominate, that means before 2016, CSK won 11 times and RR won six times Because the first final also took place between them in which RR defeated them but after the ban, Rajasthan Royals won eight matches and CSK won five, which shows that Rajasthan Royals is a better team than CSK and the reason for this is because the entire batting lineup of CSK seems to be dependent on Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Rajasthan Royals’ Strength: A Well-Balanced Team:-
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been holding this team alone for the last two-three seasons and the same was in this match as well, if you see, Ruturaj held the team, 63 runs in 44 balls in 2021, since he has come, he is the only player who is giving hope, 2021 203 was the highest run getter, well he took it to the final, made us win, but apart from that this team is finished and Ruturaj or Rachin do not perform, so in the last match also we had said that this team will lose and the same happened today as well, for the last year this team is not able to chase 180 plus because The middle order is over, although CSK had made a good comeback, at one time it felt that it was a good comeback because the start was great, looking at the way Nitish Rana hit, it seemed where will this match go, Rana ji hit 81 runs in 36 balls today at a strike rate of 225, at that time it seemed that the score could go to 220-223 because Rajasthan was 129 for 3 in 12 overs, but in the last eight overs they scored only 53 runs and the match turned around, but CSK could not take advantage, Jofra Archer made a mess, the rest of the work was done by Hasar, look at Hasar, he dismissed Tripathi who came to bowl the first over, Dubey who came to bowl the second over, Vijay Shankar in the third over and Rituraj Gaikwad in the fourth over, four overs, 35 runs, four wickets and then he said fire.
CSK’s Battle for the Future: Will They Recover?:-
Shivam Dube hit a six, he got out on the third ball, on the fourth ball of the 12th over Vijay Shankar hit a six, he was bowled out on the fifth ball, after that in the 16th over Rituraj Gaikwad hit a six, then after that he got out on the next ball, so this was very interesting, liked it, Rituraj’s batting was also good, 63 runs in 44 balls were better but there was no one to support him and that is why Rituraj would be worried, the good catch which was taken by Riyan Parag of Shivam Dube, that too according to me, one of the finestride, these two catches were amazing, the rest was amazing today as well, Jofra Archer was amazing, the first maiden over of IPL 2025, in the first match he scored 76 runs in four overs We were beaten but this time they made a blast, a maiden over in the first over and a wicket, vintage Jofra Archer was seen today, after that in the second over also Jofra Archer bowled 11 dot balls in 12 balls, that defines the maiden of Jofra Archer, as soon as he came I thanked Rachan Ravindra, it was amazing.
Rajasthan Royals’ Dominance Over CSK: A Changing of the Guard:-
The first two overs did not let the wind hit them and because of this the match got stuck at 11 in four overs and this also became the reason for the defeat because history says that CSK has never won till their opening pair has not been good, even if Conway is there then they win, Conway, Rituraj was there before him, McCullum was there before him, whoever was the top three, they were the players who made them win, but this time there was no such player with them, they could have taken Faf as well, Faf would also have played better but there was no one and this is the reason that slowly slowly they disappeared, after disappearing they have disappeared completely now Will CSK be able to come back in a very bad situation? Let’s just hope. Let’s just see the shortcomings in Rajasthan as well. Nitish played well. There are very weak teams around him or they are not doing well.
The Weakness in CSK’s Squad: Can They Fix It?:-
But this is the first win. In the next match, they will get captain Sanju. If Sanju Samson is on the field, then their team can still improve. At least they have player Jaiswal. If the match will turn around, the match will turn around if Sanju goes out. If Riyan Parag has not gone out yet, then it will be good.
CSK’s Future: The Need for Change:-
They have good players, so they have a good team. CSK’s problem is that the team itself is finished. Shyam Karan was dropped. Deepak Hooda came in. Jamie and Vijay Shankar came in. So a hole is left, a hole comes, what will you do in it? And you have to play with this team for three years. In the next match, drop Rahul Tripathi, but do they have those new boys who will win the match like Ruth came today and turned the tables. Do they have such a boy if there is a surprise package?