CSK coach 'irrelevant' remark to criticism on R Ashwin's YouTube channel

IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has started their IPL 2025 campaign in the worst way possible. The 5-time Indian Premier League winning team faced 3 defeats in 4 games they played so far, including last night's match against the Delhi Capitals, where CSK lost the battle while chasing the target.

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The situation for the team becomes more rough when a journalist asks CSK head coach Stephen Fleming about Ravichandran Ashwin's YouTube channel. Earlier, before the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a video was uploaded on Ashwin's YouTube channel, where some panelists criticized the team building of Chennai Super Kings and the performance of the team.

Noor Ahmed was mentioned in the video 

One of the panelists present in the video said that Noor Ahmed should not be picked from the auction by CSK management. Noor Ahmed is now the most consistent performer in the team. Perhaps the young Afghan was not bright enough against Delhi Capitals, but on average he tried to perform steadily, taking 10 scalps in 4 matches at a 7.86 economy rate, which makes him the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition.

So the reporter asks Fleming whether this kind of video has any influence on the team's performance. CSK coach took some time to understand the question and then replied, "Mate, I have no idea. I don't even know he had a channel, so I don't follow that stuff. That's irrelevant. You guys are important." 

DC vs CSK match 

Last night, DC put a competitive 183/6 on the scoreboard. In reply, CSK was bundled for 158 in 20 overs despite 5 wickets in hand. Before Delhi, CSK tasted defeat against Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru; in all three matches, CSK fell short when they batted second.