‘Aap itna paisa leke jaate ho’ – Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh criticise CSK’s IPL 2025 mega auction strategy

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are still at the bottom of the table with just two victories and six losses, and their season has become worse. Their prospects of qualifying for the playoffs may also have been eliminated as a result of this.

At the Wankhede Stadium, the Yellow Brigade lost to the Mumbai Indians, one of their fiercest rivals, in the most recent game, which was yet another poor performance.

The MS Dhoni-led team is receiving a lot of criticism, even from former CSK players like Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina, who voiced their displeasure during commentary.

According to Raina, the team’s auction did not go well. They didn’t even place an offer for some of the best players, he said.

“Mujhe lagta hai na kahin inse (CSK) auction acha nahi hua hai.” Youngsters and talented players are the major attendees of the auction. Hey, who are the players? At auction, aap itna paisa leke jaate ho liye. KL Rahul, Aapne Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer are all chhoda. I feel like the CSK team did not have a successful auction because they seemed to be struggling. There were a lot of young people and talented players at the auction. Where are they? You brought a lot of money to the auction, but you left Rahul, Pant, and Iyer behind. Hindustan Times quotes Raina as saying, “I have never seen CSK struggle like this,” during the game.

You should ask talent scouts questions: Harbhajan Singh.

Raina slammed the auction, but Harbhajan Singh, the former great off-spinner, also blamed the CSK setup’s scouting group. There doesn’t appear to be a game-changing young player in the setup, Harbhajan remarked, adding that the individuals who made the picks had to be questioned.

Rahi hai, CSK bohot badi team. The auction is the main event, and there aren’t many options that players can choose from. Even though it was a game-changing wali innings, Yuvaon main bhi waise yuva dikhe nahi jo. Thoda jo inke talent pool ko jo hunt karte hai, unko bhi bitha ke puchhna chahiye ki bhai, kya apne hume information di thi jiske chalte humne yeh logon ko select kiya tha (CSK is a big team). During the auction, they had the opportunity to select those guys. They weren’t game-changers, even among the younger generation. The selection process was predicated on the preferences of the talent scouts, thus it would be beneficial to enquire about them,” Harbhajan stated.