CSK Retained Players 2025 List: Here’s a complete list of CSK IPL 2025 retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega auction.
It will be the hardest job for the Chennai Super Kings franchise to decide who they will retain and which players will be released for the next IPL 2025 season. According to many reports, BCCI is going for the 3+1 (3 retained and one right to match card) retention policy for the IPL Mega auction next year. However, the official announcement still has to come from the BCCI office.
If the IPL official sticks to this 3+1 structure then who will be retained by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction? This blog will disclose the CSK IPL 2025 retained & released list.
Full list of players to be retained by CSK ahead of IPL 2025 auction-
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2025 Retained Players List
Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, the successor of MS Dhoni is on the top of the CSK IPL 2025 retain player list. Under Gaikwad’s captaincy, CSK finished the league stage in the 5th position by winning 7 games out of 14. CSK skipper has been one of the top run-score for the franchises in the IPL tournament. He amassed 583 runs with an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 141.16 in the 14 games.
The table shows the overall details of the expected IPL 2025 CSK retained players list-
No. | Player | Role | IPL Price (INR) |
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1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batsman | ₹18 Cr |
2 | Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler | ₹13 Cr |
3 | Shivam Dube | All-rounder | ₹12 Cr |
4 | Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder | ₹18 Cr |
5 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Wicketkeeper-Batsman | ₹4 Cr |
Shivam Dube is another gem of the Chennai franchise who is capable of handling bat and ball skillfully in the shortest cricket format. With a consistent performance, allrounder Shivam Dube became an integral part of the Chennai franchise.
Ravindra Jadeja is another key player of CSK since 2012. One of the world’s top all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja has been a crucial asset for Chennai and saved many games. This season Jadeja scored 267 runs and scalped 8 wickets for the squad in the 14 games.
Matheesha Pathirana is the second-highest wicket-taker of CSK in the IPL 2024 season. He scalped 13 wickets with a 13.00 average rate and a 7.68 economy rate in the 6 games. He also registered the 4-wicket haul for 28 runs against Mumbai Indians. His 6 A-game performance will make him the most noteworthy player to retain for the next IPL 2025 season.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2025 Released Players List
Here is the list of all the released players of CSK ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction-
CSK 2025 Released players list: Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Richard Gleeson, Avanish Rao Aravelly
Players List, CSK target in IPL 2025 Mega Auction
Chennai Super Kings would like to reclaim their squad in the upcoming IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Mustafizur Rahman will be the first name CSK will target in the IPL Mega Auction to bring him back into the team. Mustafizur scalped 14 wickets with a 9.26 economy rate in the 9 games this year. The Chennai franchise would also like to target these players as well. Such as Ajinkya Rahane, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Choudhary, Devon Conway, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Rachin Ravindra, and Moeen Ali.