New Delhi, April 21 -- Chennai Super Kings will most likely not make it to this year's playoff and the Indian Premier League's season has only reached the halfway point. Sitting rock bottom in the standings with just 4 points from 8 games, the 5-time champions have endured a disastrous campaign in IPL 2025.

During their crushing 9-wicket defeat at the Wankhede stadium, at the hands of fellow 5-time champions Mumbai Indians, former CSK batsman Suresh Raina said he had never seen his former team struggle in the manner they have this season.

During his commentary duties for Star Sports, Raina, who spent 12 trophy-laden years at CSK, criticised their auction strategy, saying: "I think, from the coach and the management, the auction has not ...