India, April 26 -- After crashing to their seventh defeat of the ongoing IPL 2025 season, CSK are very close to missing out on playoff contention. The franchise lost to SRH by five wickets on Friday, and are bottom of the standings with four points in nine fixtures. It has been a disappointing season for CSK, which has been further hit by the earlier campaign ending injury to skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.

CSK have used 20 out of their 27-player squad so far, and are trying their best to get their campaign back on track. Against SRH, Dewald Brevis was handed a debut, and Ayush Mhatre was promoted to the opener slot.

Speaking on Star Sports, former CSK player Suresh Raina blamed the auction strategy and made a bombshell revelation.

"They alwa...