Who is CSK’s opening batter, Shaik Rasheed?

Chennai Super Kings made 2 changes in the team on Monday against Lucknow Super Giants in the 30th match of the IPL 2025. But in these changes, one player attracted everyone’s attention: he is the right-hand opening batter, Shaik Rasheed. Rasheed is playing his first IPL match, and Chennai included him in the team instead of Devon Conway. Although Rashid has been with Chennai Super Kings for the last two seasons, he has not yet got a chance to debut in the IPL. Let’s have a look at more details about the debutant Shaik Rasheed.

Who is Shaik Rasheed?

Sheik Rasheed was born on 24 September 2004 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Rasheed played an important role in making the Indian team champions in the Under-19 World Cup in 2022. He scored a half-century in the final match, and he was also the vice-captain of the team. He was first bought by Chennai in the IPL 2023 auction for Rs 20 lakh. And he was also with Chennai in IPL 2024, but he did not get a chance to play in both seasons. He has scored 1204 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 40.04. Apart from this, he also has experience playing 17 T20 matches, where he has scored 352 runs at an average of 29.

Shaik Rasheed’s Performance in IPL Debut Match

Shaik Rasheed came out to open the match with Rachin Ravindra in the second innings of the match. Good shots were played by him in his first innings. However, he only played a short innings before Avesh Khan dismissed him for 27 runs. He also hit 6 fours in his short innings. In this match, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants. Lucknow’s team managed to score 166 runs at the loss of 7 wickets, including a brilliant innings of 63 runs by skipper Rishabh Pant.