New Delhi, April 5 -- Rachin Ravindra burst onto the Indian Premier League scene in 2024 after he was picked up by Chennai Super Kings in the auction prior to the previous season. He repaid their faith and quickly established himself as one of the fan favourites at Chepauk by scoring 222 runs in 10 matches at a brilliant strike rate of 160.86. CSK retained the southpaw from New Zealand for the 2025 IPL season and he has already made a strong start in what has been a shaky season so far for the 5-time champions.

He opened the season with an unbeaten 65 (45) against Mumbai Indians in the opening fixture, where he scored the winning runs, and 41 (31) in the defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the second game; both innings bein...