As Chennai Super Kings (CSK) continues to struggle in the ongoing IPL 2025, a member of their scouting team has made a shocking revelation about the team’s auction strategy. Chennai Super Kings is known for focusing more on experienced players and not investing heavily in young talent, and their tradition backfired in the ongoing IPL 2025.
Currently, Chennai Super Kings are in deep trouble, as they have suffered two consecutive losses. After a promising start to the IPL 2025 season, where they secured a thrilling 4-wicket win over rivals Mumbai Indians, CSK’s momentum has fizzled out.
However, the winds of change quickly turned against the five-time IPL champions. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, handed CSK their biggest home defeat in IPL history, crushing them by 50 runs at the Chepauk Stadium.
Scout reveals Chennai Super Kings overlooked young talents amid their struggles in the IPL 2025
CSK’s misery continued as they suffered a narrow six-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a nail-biting finish in Guwahati. Amidst these struggles, CSK scout’s shocking revelation has gone viral on social media.
In the viral video, the scout revealed that he had recommended a few young and promising players to CSK after witnessing their impressive performances in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab’s T20 leagues, but the franchise rejected them and went for veteran players.
The Chennai Super Kings scout revealed that he had suggested the names of young players like Priyansh Arya, Vipraj Nigam, and Aniket Verma, among others, but CSK rejected them, sticking to their usual strategy of relying on experienced players. Instead of the scout’s suggestion, CSK picked Ashwin, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda, and Rahul Tripathi at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
‘My job is to give the names to CSK before the auction’
The scouting member said, “I am a talent scouting member, and I went to watch a few matches of the UP and Punjab leagues. From there, I recommended the names of Priyansh Arya, Vipraj Singh, Swastik Chikara, and Aniket Verma. My job is to give the names to CSK before the auction.”
CSK Scout – "I attended the matches in UP and Punjab Leagues, given names such as Priyansh Arya, Swastik Chikara, Vipraj and Aniket verma."
But CSK picked Ashwin, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda and Rahul Tripathi in Auction. pic.twitter.com/Z6CHuMYfc0
— CricketGully (@thecricketgully) March 31, 2025
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings’ decision to buy experienced players at the IPL 2025 mega auction backfired. The franchise went all out to sign big names like Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Hooda, and Rahul Tripathi, but these players have struggled to find form in the ongoing season.
Overlooked youngsters by CSK dazzles in the IPL 2025
On the other hand, young talents who were overlooked by Chennai Super Kings are making waves in the tournament. Priyansh stole the show on his IPL debut for Punjab Kings, smashing 47 off just 23 balls against Gujarat Titans, leaving fans in awe of his fearless batting.
Vipraj made his mark with a crucial all-round performance in his debut IPL season, picking up a wicket and scoring a quickfire 39 off 15 balls for Delhi Capitals against Lucknow Super Giants and proving his worth as a reliable finisher.
Adding to the list of emerging stars, Aniket Verma lit up the IPL 2025 with a sensational 74 off 41 balls for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Delhi Capitals.
With these young guns making headlines and CSK’s big names failing to deliver, the franchise missed a golden opportunity to revamp their squad with fresh and dynamic talent due to their traditional approach.
