IPL 2025: Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK players are looking for blessings at the Hanuman Temple before Lucknow Super Giants match | Mint

The five-time champions’ players, along with their injured batsman and regular captain, visited the Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya. The Chennai team will face LSG at LSG at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday, April 14. Regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was excluded from the tournament with a hairline break from his elbow, was among the CSK group members who received blessings at the temple. Also in the temple were CEO Kasi Viswanathan along with players Rahul Tripathi, Ramakrishna Ghosh and Anshul Kambooj. Look here: Difficult Season CSK can certainly do some divine intervention, because it is a rock bid in the IPL standings with just one win in six games. After their opening match against the Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions dropped to five consecutive losses as their season after a promising start. Their fifth loss came home on Friday, April 11, 2025 to defend the champions Kolkata Knight Riders. Gaikwad was excluded from the tournament before the match, which was the return of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as CSK captain after a 684 -day void. The 43-year-old man could not bring his Midas touch to CSK’s season because they produced their worst batting performance in IPL 2025 and dropped to 103/9 in their 20 overs. KKR stepped on to the victory when they chased the target in 10.1 overs because they drove CSK to a Hattrick from home defeats and at the bottom of the IPL standings. LSG vs CSK IPL 2025 CSK’s opponents sit nicely in third position with 8 points on their name and the hosts enter the match at the back of a hat -trick of victories. Their last win, an impressive 6 -wicket win, encountered the Gujarat Titans at the same place as Monday’s meeting. South African opener Aiden Markram returned with a man of the match performance (58 of 31), while Nicholas Pooran of West Indies treated the LSG fans at a six-hit clinic during his devastating turn of 61 out of 34. contrast. The five-time champions hope that the blessings they received from the temple will translate to a better performance on the field as they need all the help to beat a very strong LSG side in front of their own crowd. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap. First published: 13 Apr 2025, 07:07 IST