{"id":272963,"date":"2025-03-27T00:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T00:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/aakash-chopra-picks-csks-probable-playing-xi-for-ipl-2025-includes-both-devon-conway-and-rachin-ravindra\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:02","slug":"aakash-chopra-picks-csks-probable-playing-xi-for-ipl-2025-includes-both-devon-conway-and-rachin-ravindra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/aakash-chopra-picks-csks-probable-playing-xi-for-ipl-2025-includes-both-devon-conway-and-rachin-ravindra\/","title":{"rendered":"Aakash Chopra picks CSK&#8217;s probable playing XI for IPL 2025, includes both Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4834517\" data-slug-id=\"2431746\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former India player Aakash Chopra has picked the Chennai Super Kings&#8217; (CSK) probable playing XI for IPL 2025. He included both Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra in the top order, highlighting that the franchise might not need Noor Ahmad&#8217;s services at the start of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>CSK bought Conway for \u20b96.25 crore and used the Right To Match card to reacquire Ravindra for \u20b94 crore at the IPL 2025 auction. They spent \u20b910 crore to buy Noor at the mega auction last November.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on his YouTube channel &#8216;Aakash Chopra&#8217;, the former India opener picked Ruturaj Gaikwad, Conway and Ravindra as the top three in his preferred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/chennai-super-kings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> playing XI at the start of IPL 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What could be their XI? You can start with Devon Conway alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad, a left-right combination. You can play Rachin at No. 3. If you play both Conway and Rachin, you won&#8217;t be able to play Noor (Ahmad), which you can manage with at the start. So play Rachin Ravindra at No. 3,&#8221; he said (13:20).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Where Will MSD Bat? | CSK #IPL2025 Preview |\u00a0#AakashVani\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wGClbtyO5H4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/youtube\" data-embed=\"wGClbtyO5H4\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/3dfc1-17425388814931-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/3dfc1-17425388814931-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chopra noted that CSK can interchangeably use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/sam-curran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sam Curran<\/a>, Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni from No. 6 to No. 8.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Give a chance to Rahul Tripathi at No. 4. Keep Shivam Dube at No. 5 and Sam Curran at No. 6. He is a mighty player and will do well for this franchise. If you keep Sam Curran at No. 6, Ravindra Jadeja at No. 7, and MS Dhoni at No. 8, or else you can keep six to eight as floating,&#8221; he observed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The cricketer-turned-commentator chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/khaleel-ahmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Khaleel Ahmed<\/a> and Matheesha Pathirana as his specialist pacers and highlighted that the franchise has decent backup or Impact Player options in both the bowling and batting departments.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If Ravichandran Ashwin is coming at No. 9 in your team, you have the license to go hell for leather from ball one. Then Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana. That makes it your XI. If you get to bowl first, you can add either Shreyas Gopal or Mukesh Choudhary in the XI. They also have two very good Indian batting options in Deepak Hooda and Vijay Shankar,&#8221; Chopra elaborated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Aakash Chopra&#8217;s probable CSK playing XI for IPL 2025:<\/strong> <em>Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>&#8220;Matheesha Pathirana could have a great impact on the tournament&#8221; &#8211; Aakash Chopra predicts CSK&#8217;s highest run-scorer and wicket-taker<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"CSK retained Matheesha Pathirana for \u20b913 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. [P\/C: iplt20.com]\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg\"\/><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-img=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"CSK retained Matheesha Pathirana for \u20b913 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. [P\/C: iplt20.com]\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/441bc-17425385505644-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20853%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>CSK retained Matheesha Pathirana for \u20b913 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. [P\/C: iplt20.com]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the same video, Aakash Chopra picked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/ruturaj-gaikwad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ruturaj Gaikwad<\/a> and Matheesha Pathirana as the Chennai Super Kings&#8217; likely highest run-scorer and wicket-taker, respectively, in IPL 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Who will score the most runs? I do feel that Ruturaj Gaikwad will have the most runs. He will open, is a good player, and will score runs. Matheesha Pathirana to take the most number of wickets. He bowls at the death and if the dew doesn&#8217;t come or he manages the dew somehow, Matheesha Pathirana could have a great impact on the tournament,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The analyst opined that CSK should reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ipl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">IPL 2025<\/a> playoffs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Where will this team reach? They should qualify. I think the time is returning when both Mumbai and Chennai qualify because they have those kind of teams. I was feeling earlier that they (CSK) are not a very solid side, but the moment I deep-dived a little, it&#8217;s looking like a decent team,&#8221; Chopra observed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Chennai Super Kings, who failed to reach the IPL 2024 playoffs, are looking for a record sixth IPL title. 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