SecondSlip Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) Buying all 4 of Ashwin, Shankar, Tripathi and Hooda in the auctions was Dhoni’s call. No way in hell do Fleming and Gaikwad obsess over washed up Indians. It’s only MSD that does. Gaikwad has no control over CSK. He needs to leave this trash if he wants to save his career. Let CSK remain a Dhoni circle jerk group for the next 10 years! Edited April 10 by Lord The Hound, rollingstoned, diga and 2 others 1 1 3
rkt.india Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Ashwin got too much, same for chahal. Jaddu as well shouldn't have been retained. Reduced their purse a lot Suhaan 1
vvvslaxman Posted April 9 Posted April 9 This was the worst auction in CSK history. It was considered terrible even in 2023. But it was just a form issue. Not the ability issue. Current squad has both issues at the same time. Irrecoverable issues given their age. Also T20 game is constantly evolving. CSK has gone backwards instead. New guy 1
Ultimate_Game Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Ruturaj himself is cr@p in T20s. Who will pick him up? Every season we're unearthing younger and better players like Priyansh Arya, Ashutosh, Shashank etc. Who do you think will want someone like Ruturaj in their team? Ruturaj is relevant coz he's playing for CSK else he would be out of the league soon. Number, jusarrived, Manucrick and 1 other 4
singhvivek141 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 CSK starts and end with Dhoni. Others don't matter. CSK has won the IPL trophy 5 times, they have achieved so much that even if they suck for next 5 years...it won't impact them even a bit. Anyway, CSK these days is an extension of MSD XI. Fans want that, broadcasters want that...it brings revenue. Thats what is all needed. express bowling and tweaker 2
bowl_out Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Franchisees either invest in young talent or local talent. CSK does neither. Never before has TN had so many promising youngsters. Sai Sudharshan, Washi, Sai Kishore are all in GT.. even SRK. CSK barely has any interest in them, but buy a washed up Hooda who has had like 2 decent matches in his entire career
Stan AF Posted April 9 Posted April 9 1 hour ago, bowl_out said: Franchisees either invest in young talent or local talent. CSK does neither. Never before has TN had so many promising youngsters. Sai Sudharshan, Washi, Sai Kishore are all in GT.. even SRK. CSK barely has any interest in them, but buy a washed up Hooda who has had like 2 decent matches in his entire career Ellam andha kiwi thiruttu payal Stephen Fleming than Karanam. He gave a reason way back in 2018 as to why he doesn't want to groom local talent. https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/win-trophy-not-develop-players-stephen-fleming
cricketfan28 Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Yes he has no future there if he wants to be next star,may be a new franchise.
bowl_out Posted April 9 Posted April 9 26 minutes ago, Stan AF said: Ellam andha kiwi thiruttu payal Stephen Fleming than Karanam. He gave a reason way back in 2018 as to why he doesn't want to groom local talent. https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/win-trophy-not-develop-players-stephen-fleming Win trophy a? Indha kelavangala vechukitu?
Ultimate_Game Posted April 9 Posted April 9 38 minutes ago, cricketfan28 said: Yes he has no future there if he wants to be next star,may be a new franchise. He's not gonna be a "star" anywhere. Manucrick 1
New guy Posted April 10 Posted April 10 (edited) 16 hours ago, singhvivek141 said: CSK starts and end with Dhoni. Others don't matter. CSK has won the IPL trophy 5 times, they have achieved so much that even if they suck for next 5 years...it won't impact them even a bit. Anyway, CSK these days is an extension of MSD XI. Fans want that, broadcasters want that...it brings revenue. Thats what is all needed. RCB is the same with Kohli. But unlike CSK, they haven't won anything either. Also Dhoni won't play forever, what CSK is doing now will only drive new fans away, other teams playing exciting cricket and new youngsters, will get new fans. Once Dhoni retires all the Dhoni fans will just stop watching and CSK won't have new fans to replace them. They are losing long term for short term gains. Edited April 10 by New guy
rollingstoned Posted April 10 Posted April 10 16 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: This was the worst auction in CSK history. It was considered terrible even in 2023. But it was just a form issue. Not the ability issue. Current squad has both issues at the same time. Irrecoverable issues given their age. Also T20 game is constantly evolving. CSK has gone backwards instead. Why are Chennai not able to get more out of over the hill and average players this year? That was Dhoni's and CSK's strong suit.
vvvslaxman Posted April 10 Posted April 10 2 minutes ago, rollingstoned said: Why are Chennai not able to get more out of over the hill and average players this year? That was Dhoni's and CSK's strong suit. This group is beyond that. Rahane found a way. Also he has a role clarity. Dube was given clear instruction about his role. He is the only one in the current set up having that role clarity. Everyone else has no role defined. Almost everyone in the current side has a ceiling.
singhvivek141 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 1 hour ago, New guy said: RCB is the same with Kohli. But unlike CSK, they haven't won anything either. Also Dhoni won't play forever, what CSK is doing now will only drive new fans away, other teams playing exciting cricket and new youngsters, will get new fans. Once Dhoni retires all the Dhoni fans will just stop watching and CSK won't have new fans to replace them. They are losing long term for short term gains. Franchise like CSK, RCB, MI need familiar faces or "icons" shall I say, who can pull in the crowd. Gujrat & RR are also following the same formula, but their icons are like small fish in the pond. Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit are the biggest brands in Indian Cricket. No one is close to them in terms of brand power..Bumrah, SKY, Pandya, Shami, Jadeja, Ashwin, KL, Pant....no one. Maybe once the above trio hang up then commentators and media will move to the next set. New guy 1
vvvslaxman Posted April 10 Posted April 10 5 hours ago, singhvivek141 said: Franchise like CSK, RCB, MI need familiar faces or "icons" shall I say, who can pull in the crowd. Gujrat & RR are also following the same formula, but their icons are like small fish in the pond. Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit are the biggest brands in Indian Cricket. No one is close to them in terms of brand power..Bumrah, SKY, Pandya, Shami, Jadeja, Ashwin, KL, Pant....no one. Maybe once the above trio hang up then commentators and media will move to the next set. Rohit is not as bigger brand as Kohli or MSD. Rohit relies on PR from his wife. He was sitting out as impact sub. Nobody cared. BCCI is looking for next celebrity cricket star. They are pushing GIll to take up the mantle. But he has to perform. Looking good is not enough. Kohli had a crazy peak. Guys like Jaiswal don't fit the bill. Manucrick 1
vvvslaxman Posted April 10 Posted April 10 I think all the youngsters should leave this franchise. Zero scope for them. SecondSlip and Number 1 1
singhvivek141 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said: Rohit is not as bigger brand as Kohli or MSD. Rohit relies on PR from his wife. He was sitting out as impact sub. Nobody cared. BCCI is looking for next celebrity cricket star. They are pushing GIll to take up the mantle. But he has to perform. Looking good is not enough. Kohli had a crazy peak. Guys like Jaiswal don't fit the bill. Not doing comparative analysis between the three. But they are comfortably ahead from the others.
SecondSlip Posted April 11 Author Posted April 11 On 4/9/2025 at 9:08 AM, Ultimate_Game said: Ruturaj himself is cr@p in T20s. Who will pick him up? Every season we're unearthing younger and better players like Priyansh Arya, Ashutosh, Shashank etc. Who do you think will want someone like Ruturaj in their team? Ruturaj is relevant coz he's playing for CSK else he would be out of the league soon. MI should trade Rohit for Gaikwad. CSK (Dhoni) will get another washed up Indian batsman to obsess over. MI will get an opener that can bat more than 10 deliveries. Ultimate_Game and Number 2
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