Ahead of CSK's IPL 2025 match against MI, ex-India batter Ambati Rayudu said MI have the "upper hand", adding, "Don't count CSK out yet because [batter] Dewald Brevis is in the house." "CSK want to play the underdog for the rest of the season," he stated. Brevis replaced injured Gurjapneet Singh for CSK, who've lost five of their seven matches.