Dhoni's favorite cricketer got married before IPL 2025

Dhoni's favorite cricketer got married before IPL 2025, will be seen playing for RR in the 18th season

Mahesh Theekshana wedding Before the Indian Premier League 2025, the star bowler has tied the knot. This bowler has shared his wedding pictures on social media. This bowler is also considered close to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. However, in IPL 2025, this bowler will be seen playing for Rajasthan Royals instead of Chennai Super Kings.

New Delhi. Before the Indian Premier League 2025, the star bowler has tied the knot. This bowler has shared his wedding pictures on social media. This bowler is also considered close to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 

However, in IPL 2025, this bowler will be seen playing for Rajasthan Royals instead of Chennai Super Kings. This player is none other than Sri Lanka's right arm offbreak bowler Mahesh Teekshana. Mahesh Teekshana has shared his wedding pictures on social media.

Played 27 matches

Talking about Mahesh Teekshana's performance in IPL, he has played 27 matches so far. During this time, this bowler has taken 25 wickets at an average of 31.88 and an economy of 7.66. 4/33 is his best performance in the league. He has achieved the feat of taking a 4-wicket haul only once in the league.

Played for Chennai for 3 years

1.Before IPL 2022, Chennai Super Kings bought Mahesh Teekshana for Rs 70 lakh. 

2.He was also a part of CSK in IPL 2023 and IPL 2024.

 3.After this, Mahesh Teekshana entered the auction field in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia before IPL 2025. 

4.During this, Rajasthan Royals added him for Rs 4 crore 40 lakh.

The base price was Rs 2 crore 

Mahesh Teekshana's base price was Rs 2 crore. During the mega auction, Mumbai Indians also showed interest in buying Mahesh Teekshana. In such a situation, a battle was seen in the auction between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians put the brakes on 4.20 crores. In such a situation, Rajasthan bought him for 4.40 crores.

Mahesh Teekshana has played 60 T20 International matches in his career. During this, he has taken 58 wickets in 60 innings. His average in T20 International is 26.56 and economy is 6.87. Mahesh Teekshana has taken 72 wickets in 50 ODIs and 5 wickets in 2 Tests.

Retained players

1.Sanju Samson (18 crore)

2.Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 crores)

3.Riyan Parag (14 crore)

4.Dhruv Jurel (14 crore)

5.Shimron Hetmyer (11 crore)

6.Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)

Players bought in mega auction

Jofra Archer, Mahesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikey Singh, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Mphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma. Dailymintz