N Srinivasan to oversee management of CSK properties in foreign leagues

Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan said former BCCI President N Srinivasan, on his return to the IPL franchise, will primarily hold an advisory position.

Srinivasan, 80, was appointed CSK chairman in the franchise's board meeting recently. He is a former president of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).

"See, it's a great boon for CSK, and he's been the best administrator for us, and I'm very happy that he's come back into CSK. He'll be in an advisory role only because he doesn't travel much, but we'll be in contact with him," Kasi Viswanathan told news agency PTI.

"Both of us are in Chennai only. So he's in day-to-day contact with us," said Viswanathan.

According to the CEO, Srinivasan will oversee the management of CSK properties in SA20 and Major League Cricket.

Meanwhile, Viswanathan said that retired India player R Ashwin will continue to be associated with the franchise despite ending his playing time with the franchise. "See, Ashwin is already in our academy. So we are already using him.

"As far as playing for us in SA20 and MLC is concerned, he is not registered for SA20. He is registered only with ILT20 (where CSK doesn't have a presence)," said Viswanathan.