Former BCCI president N Srinivasan has returned to cricket administration in formal capacity, becoming the chairman of Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (CSKCL), the company that owns the five-time IPL winners. The move is Srinivasan's first official position with CSK, a team he was instrumental in launching in 2008. 80-year-old businessman and daughter Rupa Gurunath were inducted into the board of CSKCL earlier this year in February. Srinivasan took over as chairman from his cousin R Srinivasan in May, according to the 2025 annual report of the company, while Rupa Gurunath was appointed as full-time director just last week. The appointments will be formalized at CSKCL's 11th annual general meeting on September 27. A Strategic Return Amid Challenges Though Srinivasan's dominance in Indian cricket has declined in recent times owing to health issues, his comeback is being interpreted as a morale booster for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) following their lackluster IPL 2025 season, when they ended at the bottom of the table for the first time, winning merely four of 14 games. Ruturaj Gaikwad started the season as skipper before injury returned the leadership to MS Dhoni. Also Read | Suresh Raina Picks His All-Time CSK IPL XI, Leaves One Legendary Player Kasi Viswanathan, MD and CEO of CSKCL, received Srinivasan's return with open arms, stating: "See, it's a great boon for CSK. He's been the best administrator for us and I'm very happy that he's come back into CSK. He'll be in an advisory role only because he doesn't travel much, but we'll be in contact with him." Besides Srinivasan and Gurunath, members of the CSKCL board also comprise of former BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel, R Srinivasan, Rakesh Singh, PL Subramanian, V Manickam, and E Jayashree. Global Expansion and Financial Snapshot Apart from the IPL, CSKCL owns Joburg Super Kings (SA20) and Texas Super Kings (MLC) and has heavily invested in academies, high-performance centres, and stadium infrastructure in Tamil Nadu. The company recently asked for board approval to increase its borrowing limit to ₹750 crore to finance expansion plans. Yet, the company witnessed a 20% decline in profit after tax (PAT), registering ₹181 crore in FY25 from ₹229 crore in FY24. Revenue also fell by 4.8%, from ₹676 crore in FY24 to ₹644 crore in FY25.