3 off-field controversy of CSK: Chennai Super Kings (CSK), one of the most successful franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL), is in the news regarding an old controversy. In the recently held mega auction of IPL 2025, CSK has prepared a strong team for the upcoming season by purchasing many good players. Meanwhile, former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has now made serious allegations against former BCCI president and CSK owner N Srinivasan in a podcast. In this sequence, let us know about three big off-field controversies to CSK.

#3 Lalit Modi accused N Srinivasan of appointing Chennai umpire in CSK matches

Lalit Modi has accused Srinivasan of changing umpires. He says that during the league matches of CSK, Srinivasan used to call the umpire of Chennai only. He said, “They told me about changing the umpire, but I did not pay attention to it. Then I came to know that umpires from Chennai were being brought in CSK matches which was an issue for me. This is called fixing. So as soon as I tried to expose them, they went against me.”

#2 Conflict of interest of Srinivasan

When IPL started in 2008, Srinivasan was the BCCI Secretary. In such a situation, he could not buy an IPL team, so he changed the rules. According to the rules, no BCCI official can take financial advantage from the events organized by the board. However, Srinivasan changed the rules and then became the owner of the IPL team.

#1 Spot-fixing and betting, due to which CSK was banned for two years

The biggest controversy of IPL was also to CSK. The team was banned for two years in 2016 and 2017. Gurunath Meiyappan, who was the team chief of CSK, played an important role in this controversy. Meiyappan was found guilty of illegal betting in the 2013 season. After this, he was banned for life from taking part in any kind of cricket match.