DTVHINDIRavichandran Ashwin joined Chennai before IPL 2025, CEO Kashi Vishwanathan handed over this big responsibility
Ashwin started his IPL career playing for Chennai Super Kings. Ravichandran Ashwin (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, the 17th season of IPL has ended. Kolkata Knight Riders won the title for the third time by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final match. So now cricket fans are waiting for the upcoming season. However, this time a mega auction is going to be held for the upcoming season. As per the IPL rules, all teams can retain 3 out of the total players in the team and buy one player under the Right to Match Card (RTM) under the 3+1 strategy. But before the start of IPL 2025, according to some media reports, Rajasthan Royals and Indian team’s experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has joined Chennai Super Kings. So after joining the team, franchise CEO Kashi Vishwanathan has also entrusted him with a big responsibility. Ashwin joined Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Let us tell you that before the start of IPL 2025, experienced spinner Ashwin has joined five-time champion Chennai Super Kings. According to a report of Indian Express, Chennai Super Kings can buy Ravichandran Ashwin in the mega auction of IPL, because Ashwin is not seen in the main core of Rajasthan Royals. In such a situation, if Chennai is unable to get Ashwin in the auction, then it can also get him through trade. On the other hand, regarding Ashwin, franchise CEO Kashi Vishwanathan said – It all depends on the auction, because we have no control over it. We have to wait and see if the opportunity presents itself. But first and foremost, Ashwin will be heading our High Performance Centre and looking after all cricket-related work. We have got him on board in our setup and he is now part of the CSK venture, while at TNCA he will also play first division cricket for the India Cements team.
IPL 2024: Kasi Vishwanathan was also surprised by Dhoni’s decision to resign from the post of captain, CSK CEO himself made a big revelation
Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has won the tournament five times. MS Dhoni And Kasi Viswanathan (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian Premier League 2024 is starting from 22nd March. The first match of this fantastic tournament will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, before the start of this tournament, a big news came out for Chennai Super Kings fans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni resigned from his captaincy post and Chennai Super Kings appointed young batsman Rituraj Gaikwad as their new captain for the upcoming season. The announcement came when all the captains were having a photoshoot with the trophy a day before the start of the Indian Premier League 2024. Rituraj Gaikwad was seen in this photoshoot in place of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Let us tell you, under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has won the tournament five times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is counted among the best captains in the world. However, Dhoni himself wants that young players should get maximum opportunities in IPL and the team should also get a new captain. Now Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan has presented his side regarding this decision of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kasi Vishwanathan himself revealed that he was quite surprised by this decision of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. However, he expressed confidence in Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision and also said that whatever decision he takes will be in the interest of the franchise. Whatever Dhoni does, he does for the good of the team: Kasi Vishwanathan According to News18, Kasi Vishwanathan said, ‘Whatever Dhoni does, he does for the good of the team. I myself came to know about this a little before the captain’s meeting. You should respect his decision. Not only this, Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming also presented his side on Dhoni’s decision. Fleming said, ‘We did not want to leave Dhoni in 2022. He has a very good knowledge of the game but we also wanted a young player to play this role well. This time we are completely prepared. We hope that Dhoni will be seen playing the entire 2024 season. His body is much better than last season. Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram Top 5 IPL teams with most social media followers What to look for in each team during the IPL 2024 season A look at the beautiful girlfriends of cricketers in IPL 2024 The names of these players have top records in the history of IPL! IPL 2024: Potential impact players of all 10 teams, see list 3 legendary bowlers who bowled more than 50 thousand balls in international cricket These 5 bowlers have hit the most sixes in IPL 5 most hated players in IPL 2024
Vishwanathan Anand praising Ravichandran Ashwin, ‘chess player among cricketers’
Recently, Ashwin has become the 14th player to play 100 test matches for India. Viswanathan Anand and Ravichandran Ashwin (Image Credit- Twitter Ravichandran Ashwin, an experienced player of the Indian cricket team, had recently made a special achievement in his name. Let us tell you that the 5th Test match between India and England in Dharamsala proved to be the 100th match of his Test career. Ashwin became the 14th player overall to play 100 test matches for India. On the other hand, the cricket world was seen congratulating Ashwin on his special achievement. So now five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has also given a big statement praising Ashwin. Anand says that Ashwin is a chess player among cricketers. Vishnathan Anand gave a big statement regarding Ashwin Let us tell you that BCCI has shared a video of Vishwanathan Anand’s statement regarding Ashwin on its official X account. This video is from the time of Covid. According to this video, Anand says for Ashwin- I had a long and wonderful conversation with Ashwin during the Covid pandemic. He invited me to his YouTube channel. During this time we discussed many things. You are the chess player among cricketers and I am sure you can bring your top game. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. A real feather in your cap. Watch this video shared by BCCI From one champion to another 🔝 Viswanathan Anand 🤝 R Ashwin #TeamIndia , #INDvENG , @vishy64theking , @ashwinravi99 , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/75Ji44FBJm — BCCI (@BCCI) March 7, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Ashwin’s performance in the Dharamsala Test match, Ashwin played an important role in restricting England to 218 runs in the first innings. In the first innings of England, Ashwin took a total of 4 wickets for India, while Kuldeep Yadav got 5 wickets and Ravindra Jadeja got 1 wicket.
