Today, the Chennai Super Kings will play a very important match in IPL 2025. They will face the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders. So far, Chennai has played 5 matches and won only the first one. After that, they have lost 4 matches in a row. The five-time champions are currently struggling at number 9 in the points table.

The big news is that in today’s match against Kolkata, former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is returning as captain. Ruturaj Gaikwad is out of the tournament due to injury, so Dhoni will once again lead the team after a long time. Now, fans are excited to see if Dhoni’s return as captain will change the team’s luck—and what the new playing XI will look like.

MS Dhoni Returns as Captain of CSK in IPL 2025

The most popular player in the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni, is returning as the captain of Chennai Super Kings. This is the biggest topic of discussion today. Dhoni is also going to make a special record—he will become the first uncapped player in IPL history to captain a team again.

Now fans are wondering—Will Dhoni change the playing XI after four straight defeats? Or will he stick with the same team?

CSK’s Track Record in IPL 2025

Match Scorecard Result
CSK vs MI MI – 155/9, CSK – 158/6 CSK won by 4 wickets
CSK vs RCB RCB – 196/7, CSK – 146/8 RCB won by 50 runs
CSK vs RR RR – 182/9, CSK – 176/6 RR won by 6 runs
CSK vs DC DC – 183/6, CSK – 158/5 DC won by 25 runs
CSK vs PBKS PBKS – 219/6, CSK – 201/5 PBKS won by 18 runs

Note: CSK has chased targets in all 5 matches so far. They won the first one but lost the next 4 while chasing. If they win the toss today, they may choose to bat first.

Also, CSK has lost 3 home matches this season. They will now try hard to avoid a fourth defeat at their home ground — MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

CSK’s Probable Playing XI Against KKR Today

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Rachin Ravindra, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed

Note: Anshul Kamboj might get a chance, depending on pitch conditions.

Chennai Super Kings Full Squad in IPL 2025

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Mathisha Pathirana, Noor Ahmed, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Sheikh Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Ruturaj Gaikwad (injured), Shreyas Gopal, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh