The five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed the former Indian all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as their assistant bowling coach ahead of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League. Sriram will join the strong coaching troop of CSK led by Stephen Fleming, with Mike Hussey as the batting coach and Eric Simons as the bowling consultant. Earlier it was the Caribbean legend Dwayne Bravo who assisted Simons in the yellow camp. However, in 2025, he shifted to the Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor in place of Gautam Gambhir. Thus, Sridharan Sriram will be filling Bravo’s void in CSK. The former left-arm spinner brings a vast coaching background to the franchise, having worked with multiple teams across formats and leagues. Read also: CSK Squad for IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings Full Squad and Probable XI Sriram’s journey from Australia to Chennai Super Kings Sriram’s coaching journey spans several years and teams. He served as Australia’s assistant coach from 2016 to 2022 before switching roles to focus on IPL and other assignments. In 2022, he joined Bangladesh as a T20 consultant, helping them prepare for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. A year later, he was brought in by the Lucknow Super Giants as an assistant coach for IPL 2024. Around the same time, he returned to Bangladesh as a technical consultant ahead of the ODI World Cup. Additionally, Sriram has had stints with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the IPL. CSK, known for their reliance on quality spinners, boast a strong lineup for the upcoming season. Their squad includes Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Gopal, and Noor Ahmad as specialist spinners. Rachin Ravindra and Deepak Hooda add depth as spin-bowling all-rounders. Last season, CSK narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the league stage with seven wins and seven losses. Despite being tied on points with RCB, their net run rate worked against them. The new IPL season kicks off on March 22, with CSK facing Mumbai Indians in their opening clash at home the next evening.