The mini auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16th December. Chennai Super Kings has a purse of Rs 43.4 crore available in the auction, in which it can buy a maximum of 9 players. CSK currently has 4 foreign players in its squad, it can buy maximum 4 foreign players in the auction. Know which 3 players can be the target of CSK.

liam livingston

The base price of England all-rounder Liam Livingston is Rs 2 crore. Last year he was a part of the champion team RCB, but RCB released him. Chennai Super Kings will have their eyes on him, because the team is looking for a better finisher. Although MS Dhoni will play in the upcoming edition, the team can also think about the future.

32-year-old Liam Livingston has played a total of 112 matches in IPL, in which he has scored 1051 runs. His strike rate is 158.76. Livingston also has 13 wickets in his name in IPL. So he can also give a spin bowling option to CSK.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi, who was a part of Lucknow Super Giants last year, can also be the target of Chennai Super Kings. CSK is looking for a leg spinner. Ravi’s base price is Rs 2 crore.

Ravi Bishnoi, who has been playing IPL since 2020, has played a total of 77 matches for 2 teams (PBKS and LSG), in which he has taken 72 wickets. He is successful in stopping the batsmen even in the death overs, in such a situation CSK would like to buy him.

mate henry

Chennai Super Kings can also bet on New Zealand bowler Matt Henry. The base price of Henry is also Rs 2 crore. 33-year-old Henry has played for Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, although his IPL career has not been very good but he has been bowling well for some time now.

CSK spent Rs 81.6 crore on 16 players

Chennai Super Kings have retained a total of 16 players before the IPL 2026 auction, which also includes Sanju Samson, who came through trade. He has spent Rs 81.6 crore from his purse on all the players together. Now CSK has a purse balance of Rs 43.4 crore.

chennai super kings retention list

Indian: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), MS Dhoni, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shivam Dubey, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khalil Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson (trade).

Foreigner: Jamie Overton, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmed, Dewald Brewis.

10 teams will place bids to fill a total of 77 slots in the IPL 2026 auction. Most slots are vacant in Kolkata Knight Riders, they can buy maximum 13 players (6 foreigners). Punjab Kings have the least number of slots. They can buy only 4 players. IPL auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, in which money will be showered on many players. But there are also players who were once the poster boys of their teams and may remain unsold this time.

1. Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar was also in Chennai Super Kings, but he too was not retained by the franchise. 34 year old Vijay Shankar was bought by CSK for Rs 1.20 crore in the last edition.

Vijay Shankar played 6 matches for CSK in the last edition, in which he scored 118 runs. However, CSK did not make him bowl. It seems difficult to sell him in IPL 2026. If we look at his IPL career, he has played 78 matches for 4 teams (CSK, SRH, DC and GT), in which he has scored 1233 runs and taken 9 wickets.

2. Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi was in Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2022 to 2024, his price was Rs 8.50 crore. Although his salary reduced in the last edition, he got a bigger team. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 3.40 crore, but he could not leave much of an impact. As a result, CSK released him before IPL 2026.

Rahul Tripathi played 5 matches for CSK in the last edition of IPL, in which he could score only 55 runs. 34 year old Rahul Tripathi may remain unsold in the auction this time. Talking about his IPL career, he has played a total of 100 matches for 5 teams (RPS, RR, KKR, SRH and CSK) since 2017, in which he has scored 2291 runs.

3. Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma is also finding it difficult to sell in IPL 226 auction. The 37-year-old bowler was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 crore in the last edition, however he could not perform as per expectations. He played 8 matches for Delhi last season, but could take only 2 wickets. Now Delhi has released him, but it is difficult to sell him in the auction.

Mohit Sharma started his IPL career in 2013 while playing for CSK. Till now, he has played a total of 120 matches for 4 teams (CSK, PBKS, GT and DC), in which he has taken 134 wickets.

4. Glenn Maxwell

Australia’s explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell was criticized a lot in the last edition. Although he is a big name in the cricket world, his bat has often been silent in the IPL. Last season, there was a big decline in his IPL price, but still he was bought by Punjab Kings, but this time it seems very difficult to sell him.

In 2021, RCB bought Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore, from 2022 to 2024 he remained in RCB with a price of Rs 11 crore, but before the last edition, RCB released him, then Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 4.20 crore. Although he could not justify even this price, he played 7 matches in 2025 and scored a total of 48 runs. Although Punjab reached the final this season, Maxwell had no contribution in it. The result was that Punjab did not keep Maxwell in the 21 retained players, now it is difficult to sell this big player.

5. Faf Du Plessis

Faf du Plessis is difficult to sell in the IPL 2026 auction, his age is also a factor in this. 41-year-old Faf has been playing IPL since 2012, he started his journey with CSK and in the last edition he was in Delhi Capitals. For Delhi in 2025, he scored a total of 202 runs in 9 matches, out of which there were 2 half-centuries. Although Delhi has released him.

Talking about his IPL career, Faf du Plessis has scored 4773 runs in 154 matches, which includes 39 half-centuries. But it seems difficult for the former South African captain to play in IPL 2026, hardly any team will bet on him.

6. Moeen Ali

England all-rounder Moeen Ali was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price (2 crores) in the last auction, although even then it seemed difficult to sell him. Now KKR has also released him, because his performance last year was not anything special. He played 6 matches in 2025, in which he took 6 wickets and scored only 5 runs in 2 innings. Now it seems difficult to sell him in the IPL 2026 auction. Age will also be a factor, Moeen Ali is 38 years old.

7. Karan Sharma

Mumbai Indians have retained 20 players, but Karn Sharma is not there. Whereas Mumbai had bought him last year for only Rs 50 lakh. Mumbai had reached the playoffs in the last edition, but Karna played only 6 matches. He bowled in 5 matches, in which he was able to take a total of 7 wickets. His economy was 8.53.

Karn Sharma may remain unsold in IPL 2026 auction. His last few seasons have not been good, while his age could also be a factor. 38-year-old Karn Sharma played 9 matches for RCB in 2024, in which he took 7 wickets but the economy was above 10 (10.58). Last season (2023), he gave away runs in 7 matches for RCB at an economy of more than 10 (10.37).

In the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), Sanju Samson will not play for Rajasthan Royals, after which the news came that Chennai Super Kings are willing to include him in his team and the conversation is going on. Now the news has come that through trade, Rajasthan wants to take Rituraj Gaikwad or Ravindra Jadeja instead of its captain.

Why does Sanju Samson want to leave Rajasthan Royals?

The news of Sanju Samson’s trade is still in discussion. According to Cricbuzz report, Sanju Samson himself wants to leave Rajasthan Royals. Although many things are the reason for this, but last year Jose Butler is being told not to retain. Samson said last season that letting Butler go was one of the most challenging decisions for me.

After Sanju’s demand to leave the Rajasthan Royal team, the franchise has contacted several teams for trade. According to the news, Rajasthan is close to a deal, whom will he take in exchange for Samson? Therefore, suggestions of some players have also been given.

Who will be included in Rajasthan Royals instead of Sanju Samson?

The news of Rajasthan Royals trade with Chennai Super Kings is still in discussion, according to the report, the Rajasthan team has demanded one of Rabindra Jadeja and Rituraj Gaikwad from CSK instead of their captain. Jadeja has also captained CSK and Rituraj Gaikwad is currently the captain of CSK. However, Chennai Super Kings are not ready to leave any of these two through trade.

All -rounder player Shivam Dubey’s name was also revealed, but Chennai does not want to leave him either. Right now, it is difficult for Sanju Samson to go to Chennai, now Rajasthan will not take any small player instead of its captain. Let us know that there will be a mini auction for IPL 2026 in December, although it is difficult to name Sanju Samson in the auction.

Difficult because if the deal with Chennai Super Kings is not made, then Sanju can also go with another team through Samson Trade. There is also a possibility whether Sanju will remain in Rajasthan by forgetting the differences. It seems difficult to see the current situation. Explain that the player can request to leave the franchise, the final decision will be of the franchise.

MS Dhoni, who has made Chennai Super Kings 5 times under his captaincy, is at the last stop of his IPL career. Due to his age (44) and fitness, he will no longer play for long. He also left the captaincy of the team 2 times, but then had to take command. Now in an event, Dhoni was asked about playing in the next season of IPL, then he said that he will take a decision in December. When he was urged to play on this, the answer given by Dhoni is going viral on social media.

Will MS Dhoni play in IPL 2026?

Fans of Mahi and Chennai Super Kings want Dhoni to play in IPL 2026. There will be a mini IPL auction in December, in which the CSK team can make many changes. The team was at the bottom of the last season. In an event recently, Dhoni was asked about playing in IPL 2026, he said, “I don’t know whether I will play or not, I have time to decide it. I have time till December, I can take my final decision after a few months.”

MS Dhoni urged to play IPL 2026 Did So Mahi gave this answer

When a fan urged MS Dhoni to play, he said, “Hey, who will take care of the pain in the knee?” Hearing this answer of Dhoni, everyone started laughing, it is becoming quite viral on social media.

Fans shouting u have to play sir

MS Dhoni: Who will take care of knee pain and smile pic.twitter.com/v1msz9yval

– Yash Msdian (@Itzyash07) August 10, 2025

MS Dhoni IPL Career

MS Dhoni retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020, since then, there was speculation that he would retire soon from the IPL but after international retirement he has played 6 IPL season.

MS Dhoni has played 248 matches in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings and has played 30 matches for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2 seasons. He has scored 5439 runs in a total of 278 matches, including 24 half -century innings.

The last IPL season of Chennai Super Kings was very bad. First Rituraj Gaikwad and then MS Dhoni took charge of the team but nothing has changed, the CSK points remained at the bottom of the table. Out of 14 league matches, only 4 won, defeat in 10. In his latest statement, MS Dhoni admitted that there were some flaws in his team, which CSK recognized. He said that his team will try to remove those flaws in the auction for the upcoming version. He also talked about his fitness.

MS Dhoni spoke about the IPL at the inauguration of Maxiwision Super Specialty Eye Hospitals. Sportstar told in his report what he said. Dhoni said, “There were some deficiencies, which we had to overcome. We were worried about our batting order, but now I think CSK’s batting order is very organized. Rituraj Gaikwad will also come back, so we are largely organized.”

IPL 2026 mini auction will be held in December

MS Dhoni said, “I think we have been successful in finding out what the mistake of IPL will be in December, there are some flaws and we will try to remove them. You will have to give your best at the beginning of the tournament, you will have to make such a plan.

I can play cricket for 5 years but MS Dhoni

For the last 4-5 seasons, there was speculation about MS Dhoni’s retirement from IPL. But Mahi, who has retired from international cricket in 2020, is still very fit and is playing in the tournament. Talking about his fitness, he said that he can play more cricket for the next 5 years.

In this report, Dhoni was quoted as saying, “I have just got a tick mark that I can play cricket for the next 5 years. But the problem is that I have only permission for eyesight. I want permission for my body as well. I can’t play cricket only with eyes.”