IPL 2025: 'We will still try..', CSK CEO ends silence on Rishabh Pant rumours!
Xtra Time Web Desk: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan, has responded to the growing rumour over the franchise's potential to sign Rishabh Pant at the mega auction later this month for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
As Delhi Capitals did not name Pant in their retention list, it fueled the rumour which began shortly after the end of India's victorious T20 World Cup campaign. Undoubtedly Pant is one of three high-profile Indian players to go under hammer in the IPL 2025 mega auction, alongside KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer.
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Kasi while talking former CSK batter Ambati Rayudu on Provoke TV did not rule out possibility but clearly highlighted their priorities saying "We had discussions with Ruturaj, the captain, MS (Dhoni) and coach Stephen Fleming before we decided on the retentions. We were very clear that the players that helped the team grow, stabilise in the previous years were the ones very important for the CSK team to continue further."
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He further added, "It was very easy to decide on the retentions -- Gaikwad, Jaddu, MS, Shivam Dube and Matheesha Pathirana. But we knew that if we retain these players, we would have a lesser purse to go into the auction. We knew that we wouldn't be able to compete with the other teams when it comes to the best of the Indian players. I mean, we will still try, but i don't think we'll be able to get them at the auction."
Will CSK be able to utilise their purse and make their dream team again! Time will answer that.
