Former Sunrise Hyderabad coach Tom Moody advised the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to release Ravichandra Ashwin before 2026, saving money for the mini auction.
The performance of CSK was not significant in this version of IPL. They bought their hometown player Ravichandran Ashwin for a whopping 9.75 crore price.
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Tom Moody urges CSK to increase your wallet before IPL 2026
Ravichandran Ashwin failed to perform on IPL 2025. Ashwin was also benched for several matches due to his performance.
CSK is taking the risk of finishing as a wooden spooner for the first time in IPL. Ashwin’s price tag was also high to perform in every match.
“At the end of the day, they’ve always gone for proven mature players, and their philosophy has worked for them during the IPL, so they understand the philosophy that CSK is heading towards Ashwin.
After a few matches, Ashwin didn’t even start on Play XI either. Ashwin was benched in several matches and played as an impact player in several matches.
“He’s nearly 10 trillion yen at auction, but that’s a lot of money for those who don’t guarantee XI’s location.
Moody also suggested that if Ashwin goes to the auction table again, CSK might have the opportunity to win him again with less money.
Ravichandran Ashwin performance at IPL 2025
Ravichandran Ashwin averaged 20 runs in this edition of IPL, averaging 6.67. Ashwin’s strike rate was also below 100.
In the bowling division, Ashwin has only selected five wickets in the IPL in eight matches so far. CSK bought him as a frontline spinner and they played six games on a spin-friendly pitch in Chepork, but Ashwin’s performance is under-under in this edition of the IPL.
CSK requires players to purchase at mini auction
Before IPL 2026 there will be a mini auction and the current CSK team needs to make the most of it and make more money available. CSK needs to release Ashwin, a very expensive player.
CSK signed three players mid-season, all three of them are working well in IPL 2025. Experienced CSK players have not played at all in this version of IPL.
CSK has two games left at IPL 2025, checking the strength of the bench for the rest of the matches.