Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is one of the most successful franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. They have won 5 IPL titles under the leadership of MS Dhoni. CSK failed to qualify in the top 4 of the IPL 2024 after losing a virtual knock-out against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a close encounter. The franchise has now roped in former Indian all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as their assistant bowling coach. He will replace former Chennai Super Kings legend Dwayne Bravo in the role.
IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings Appointed Sridharan Sriram as Assistant Bowling Coach
CSK has roped in former Indian all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as their assistant bowling coach. He will replace Dwayne Bravo in this role as the West Indian has joined Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as a mentor. Bravo was the bowling coach of CSK in the IPL 2023 and 2024 seasons. CSK won the IPL 2023 as well by beating Gujarat Titans (GT) in the close-fought final.
Sridharan has a Lot of Experience in Coaching
International Coaching Career
Sridharan Sriram has a lot of experience in coaching. He started his coaching career working with the Australia A squad that toured India in 2015. The former Indian also becomes the coaching consultant of Australia during the 2015 Bangladesh test series. During the 2019 Ashes, he again joined the Australian Cricket Team.
From 2016 to 2022, he accompanied the Australian team in patches. He joined Bangladesh as a T20 consultant in August 2022 during the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup. Before the 2023 50-over World Cup, he returned to Bangladesh as a technical consultant.
During the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Sridharan Sriram was the spin bowling coach of the Australian Cricket Team.
IPL Coaching Career
Sridharan Sriram has also coached a few IPL franchises over the years in different roles. In 2019, RCB appointed him as their batting and spin bowling coach. He joined Lucknpow Super Giants (LSG) as an assistant coach in 2024. The former Indian all-rounder has also worked with Delhi Daredevils (now known as Delhi Capitals) as an assistant coach.
Now, he will join Chennai Super Kings as an assistant bowling coach.
Sridharan’s Playing Career
Before starting his coaching career, he has done well in his professional cricket playing career. He has scored 9539 runs in First-Class (FC) Cricket with an average of 52.99. Sridharan has 32 hundred and 36 fifties in his FC career.
In List A cricket, he scored 4169 runs with an average of 33.62. His highest score in List A is 148* and has 4 hundred and 26 fifties. As far as his bowling, he has taken 85 and 115 wickets in FC and List A cricket respectively.
He also played 8 ODIs for India, scored 81 runs, and picked 3 wickets. Unfortunately, he hasn’t played much international cricket, but he has achieved a lot in his domestic career.
CSK – One of the Most Successful Franchises in IPL History
CSK is one of the most successful franchises in IPL history. With MS Dhoni still being around and a young captain in Ruturaj Gaikwad, they will look to make it 6 as far as the IPL trophy cabinet is concerned.
CSK is one of those franchises that has played the most finals in the tournament’s history. They have also reached the top 4 in most of the seasons (most as compared to other franchises). Let’s see how they do in IPL 2025.
CSK IPL 2025 Squad:-
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, R. Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.
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FAQs:-
(1) Which batter has scored the most runs for CSK in IPL 2024?
Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored 583 runs with an average of 53 and a strike rate of 141.16 in IPL 2024. He was the 2nd highest run-scorer of the season and scored the most runs for CSK.
(2) Which bowler has picked up the most wickets for CSK in IPL 2024?
Tushar Deshpande has picked up the most wickets for CSK in IPL 2024. He has taken 17 wickets in 13 games with an average of 24.94.
