Prior to the 2025 Indian Premier League, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have appointed veteran all-rounder S Sriram as their assistant bowling coach. Sriram joins the coaching staff of CSK, which is headed by head coach Stephen Fleming, batting coach Mike Hussey, and bowling consultant Eric Simons.
Sriram has a plethora of coaching expertise at all levels. Dwayne Bravo, who joined the reigning champion Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor, is essentially replaced by him at CSK.
In order to concentrate on his job with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), he relinquished his position as Australia's assistant coach in 2016 and departed it in 2022. Prior to the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup, Sriram was also named Bangladesh's T20 consultant in August 2022. He returned to Bangladesh, this time as a technical consultant, prior to the ODI World Cup, and joined the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in September 2023 as assistant coach for the 2024 Indian Premier League.
Additionally, Sriram served as the Delhi Daredevils' (now the Delhi Capitals') assistant coach.
R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Gopal, and Noor Ahmad are the front-line spinners in CSK's IPL 2025 lineup, while Deepak Hooda and Rachin Ravindra are all-around spin bowlers.
Last year, CSK finished fifth with seven wins and as many losses in the 14 group games, missing out on playoff qualification. Despite being tied with fourth-place RCB on 14 points, CSK just missed qualifying for the final four due to their lower net run-rate.
The defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) play RCB in Kolkata on March 22 to kick off the 2025 Indian Premier League. The following evening, CSK hosts the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their opening match.