By Admin 
The auction is to be held in December before the next edition of the Indian Premier League, for this all the franchises have to submit the list of their released and retained players to the board by 15th November. MS Dhoni, who has made Chennai Super Kings (CSK) champion 5 times under his captaincy, is almost certain to play in the next season. Know which 4 players CSK can release in the auction to increase the value of its purse.
The 19th edition of IPL is to be played next year. Before this, IPL auction may take place in mid-December (second or third week). Consideration is going on to get this done outside India in UAE. November 15 is the deadline for all franchises to submit the list of their retained and released players. Here we are only talking about Chennai Super Kings team and which 4 players this franchise can release.
Deepak Hooda
Deepak Hooda was bought by CSK in the auction for Rs 1.7 crore. Earlier he was in Lucknow Super Giants, but his performance in CSK in the last edition (2025) was not good. Played 7 matches, in which a total of 31 runs were scored at an average of 6.20 in 5 innings. CSK can release him so that they can buy an impactful batsman for the next edition, who can become a match finisher for them.
Deepak Hooda made his IPL debut in 2015, after playing the first season in Rajasthan Royals, he joined Hyderabad, then Punjab and then Lucknow. Last season, he came to CSK, he has scored 1496 runs in 125 matches played in IPL, which includes 8 half-centuries.
Rahul Tripathi
Rahul was bought by CSK for Rs 3.40 crore for the last edition, he was played at various positions in the team but he could not perform as per expectations. He scored only 55 runs in 5 innings at an average of 11. Later he was dropped from the playing 11, the franchise can also release him.
Talking about his IPL performance, Rahul Tripathi, who has been playing since 2017, has played a total of 100 matches for 5 franchises, in which he has scored 2291 runs at an average of 26.33.
devon conway
Chennai Super Kings made Devon Conway a part of their team for the last season for Rs 6.25 crore, he was a part of the same team in the previous two seasons also. Although in the last edition, CSK preferred Rachin Ravindra in his place in the opening matches, but after not living up to the expectations, Conway was played. He scored 156 runs in 6 innings at an average of 26, which included 2 half-centuries. The team can release him for the auction to get more money in the purse.
Vijay Shankar
Vijay Shankar was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.2 crore for the last season of IPL. Shankar scored 118 runs at an average of 39.33 in 5 innings played in 2025. However, he did not bowl for CSK. CSK may think about releasing him.
Talking about Vijay Shankar’s performance, he has played a total of 78 matches in IPL, in which he has scored 1233 runs in 65 innings. He also has 9 wickets in his name.