The Chennai Super Kings appear to be on their way to an IPL bottom finish in 2025, having lost against the Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in the national capital. They posted a decent score of 187 for 8, but the Royals made well-worked translations with three overs to spare. It was the last-place finish in the 10-team standings with three wins and ten losses from 13 matches under a poor net run rate of -1.030.
According to former Indian opener Aakash Chopra, seven players should be dropped by CSK for the 2026 season in light of their lackluster displays. “I have a long list of players to go,” he told ESPNCricinfo. Specifically, he named Ashwin, Jadeja, Rachin Ravindra, Conway, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, and Rahul Tripathi.
Here’s how these player have performed for CSK in 2025
| Player | IPL 2025 Stats | Matches Played |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 7 wickets | 9 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 280 runs, 8 wickets | 13 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 191 runs | 8 |
| Devon Conway | 104 runs | 5 |
| Vijay Shankar | 118 runs | 6 |
| Deepak Hooda | 31 runs | 6 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 55 runs | 5 |
CSK will face the top team Gujarat Titans for the final league match on Sunday, May 25, at 3:30 PM IST, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. If they lose this match, then the last finish is assured almost for sure, but on the contrary, they might finish on eight points from 14 matches, thus getting level with the strugglers Rajasthan Royals.
