There is hardly any doubt that Chennai Super Kings will always be remembered for dominating the Indian Premier League for most seasons they have participated in. Indeed, they have been the joint most successful franchise with a total of five title triumphs ahead of the 18th edition of the cash-rich league. However, fewer have an idea of the franchise concept, acquisition of some of their most important players, strategic foresight, and more. This particular discussion is going around these days, in which erstwhile CSK team star Ambati Rayudu discussed some interesting things in an in-person conversation with the CEO of the franchise, Kasi Viswanathan. Asked how Viswanathan had managed to maintain the very foundation of the franchise ahead of the mega auction of IPL 2025. He gave a big statement on MS Dhoni in which it is said that it's totally upto the start player, as long as he wants to play, doors are always open for him. Here is what Viswanathan Shared in a discussion on Provoke TV "As always, you (Rayudu) know better than me about the culture at CSK in the sense that we have always tried to have the core of the team. Initially, we had conversations with both Ruturaj the captain and also MS along with Fleming before we decided on the retentions. And, we were very clear that the players would help the team to grow, (those) who had stabilized the team in the previous years. It was very easy to decide on the retentions. Ruturaj, Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) who has had a great impact on CSK, and MS you don't have to talk about, and Shivam Dube which we had groomed and MS had groomed," shared Viswanathan as a part of a discussion on Provoke TV. "So, we thought we should stick with them. As all of us know, Pathirana is going to be a bowler who is going to be really useful for any team he goes (to), so we thought he'll be another one whom we can retain," he added.