MS Dhoni has an unbreakable relationship with Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni has played for CSK since the beginning of IPL i.e. 2008. Remembering the moment when Chennai team returned to the Indian Premier League after serving a 2-year ban, Dhoni started crying in a program. This question is often asked whether Dhoni has complete control of the CSK team, does he take all the major decisions. Did he also have a hand in sending Ravindra Jadeja to Rajasthan Royals team? Here you will get the answer to this question.

Does Dhoni have full control of CSK?

MS Dhoni’s good friend and fellow cricketer Suresh Raina had spoken on this topic during IPL 2025. Suresh Raina on Star Sports said, “People say that only MS Dhoni takes the final decision. To be honest, I have not gone to a single auction till date and have never been involved in discussions regarding the team. All I can say is that Dhoni must be getting a call from the management as to whether a particular player should be taken or not, but he does not contribute much.”

Who takes decisions?

Raina had also revealed that only the management takes major decisions. According to the former Indian cricketer, Dhoni can be asked whether he wants to keep 4-5 players. Some of them are retained and decisions regarding other players are taken by higher officials.

Did Dhoni have a hand in removing Jadeja?

Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran will now play for Rajasthan Royals, in place of both of them, CSK has included Sanju Samson in its team. There is no confirmation that MS Dhoni had a hand in Ravindra Jadeja going to Rajasthan team, but according to Cricbuzz, CSK management took the trade process forward only after Dhoni got the green signal.

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The last date for submitting the retention list for IPL 2026 is approaching. Each team has to submit its retention list by 15th November. This time the rules will be different compared to last time, because any one team can retain any number of players for IPL 2026. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes will be on those players whom the team can release. So let us know which players Chennai Super Kings can release before the auction.

Ravindra Jadeja

The first name is that of Ravindra Jadeja, who can go to Rajasthan Royals as a part of the Sanju Samson trade deal. Jadeja has spent 10 seasons in Chennai Super Kings, but recently reports have come in that Jadeja may go to Rajasthan team for the next season.

Sam Curran

In the Sanju Samson trade deal in which Ravindra Jadeja can become a part, the name of all-rounder Sam Curran has also come up. It is being told that in exchange for Sanju Samson, Chennai Super Kings can trade Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran with the Rajasthan team.

Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi can also be one in the list of players to be released by CSK. Last season, Chennai Super Kings bought him for an amount of Rs 3.4 crore. Tripathi was able to score only 55 runs after playing 5 matches in the entire season.

Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar returned to Chennai Super Kings after 11 years in IPL 2025. CSK franchise bought him for a huge amount of Rs 1.2 crore, but he was a complete flop in terms of performance. He was able to score only 118 runs in 6 matches.

Shreyas Gopal

Another all-rounder Shreyas Gopal included in the list may also have to bear the brunt of the poor performance in IPL 2025. He did not get a chance to play even a single match in IPL 2025. Many star players are already present in the team, so Gopal may hardly get a chance in the playing eleven next season.

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