NEW DELHI: Former BCCI President N Srinivasan's return to sports administration in the role of Chennai Super Kings chairman will primarily be advisory in nature, but is a big boon for the storied franchise, the team's CEO Kasi Viswanathan told the media on Wednesday.

The 80-year-old Srinivasan was appointed CSK chairman in the franchise's board meeting a couple of weeks ago.

"See, it's a great boon for CSK. He's been the best administrator for us and I'm very happy that he's come back into CSK. He will be in an advisory role only because he doesn't travel much, but we'll be in contact with him. Both of us are in Chennai, so he's in day-to-day contact with us," said Viswanathan, who added that Srinivasan would also oversee the management of CSK's properties in SA20 and Major League Cricket.

"He will be in charge of everything, all the CSK properties," said the CEO.

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin last month announced his retirement from the IPL, ending his tournament journey with CSK, the team that brought him into the spotlight.

Asked if Ashwin could be seen playing for CSK's properties in SA20 and the USA, Viswanathan said: "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)," added Viswanathan.