Before the IPL 2026 auction, Chennai Super Kings have released a total of 9 players, while retaining 16 players. CSK has also retained four foreign players in the form of Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed and Nathan Ellis. The most shocking news is that Chennai Super Kings have released Mathisha Pathirana and Rachin Ravindra.

CSK had already traded 2 all-rounder players in the form of Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson has come to Chennai Super Kings in place of both of them. Chennai Super Kings currently has 16 players in their squad and would like to fill the remaining 9 slots in the auction.

CSK Retention List: MS Dhoni, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (trade), Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapaneet Singh.

CSK released these players: Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Sheikh Rashid, Rachin Ravindra, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mathisha Pathirana.

43.4 crores left in CSK’s purse

There are now 16 players in the squad of Chennai Super Kings. In the auction, CSK team will be able to bid on maximum 9 players, for which it has a purse of Rs 43.4 crore left. Let us tell you that out of the remaining 9 players, 4 players should be foreigners.

The performance of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 was very disappointing. In the entire season, the team could win only 4 out of 14 matches and remained at the bottom position in the table.

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Chennai Super Kings, captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, had a bad season in the last edition, when he was out due to injury, MS Dhoni took command. But the situation did not change, in the end the team had to be out of the league stage. What was worse was that CSK was at the bottom of the points table. Now the franchise has a chance to prepare its team afresh, for this the team can release many big players before the auction.

There was a mega auction for the last edition, before that the team had retained 5 players. However, now there is a mini auction, so the team will retain more players than that. Last season, the team had included R Ashwin in its team for Rs 9.75 crore, who has now taken retirement. In such a situation, the team is also looking for his replacement.

Chennai Super Kings had won only 4 out of 14 matches played in the league stage, while lost 10 matches. CSK’s net run rate was -0.647. The team was at the bottom 10th position in the points table.

CSK is looking for replacement of Ashwin

There are reports that CSK is looking at Washington Sundar, who is part of Gujarat Titans, as a replacement for Ashwin. It will be interesting to see whether Gujarat retains Sundar or not, if not then CSK can bet on him in the auction.

CSK wants Sanju Samson in place of Ravindra Jadeja

Before IPL retention and auction, the name of Ravindra Jadeja is being discussed the most. According to the news, talks are going on between CSK and Rajasthan Royals. CSK wants Sanju Samson in its team through trade deal.

Which players can CSK release?

Chennai Super Kings can release 2 New Zealand batsmen Rachin Ravindra and Conway. Ashwin has retired, CSK can also release Deepak Hooda and Rahul Tripathi. Many franchises contacted him regarding Nathan Ellis, but the team did not want to give him a team. This means that the team will retain Ellis, he also had a great performance in the T20 series against India. He had dismissed Abhishek 3 times. MS Dhoni has also told CSK management that he will play in the next edition.

How much money is in CSK’s purse?

Chennai Super Kings currently have Rs 5 lakh in their purse. However, R Ashwin, who was priced at Rs 9.75 crore, has retired from all forms of cricket. Their value will also be added to this. How much purse CSK will have in the auction will be known on November 15. But if CSK releases big players like Conway, Rachin, then their purse can be around Rs 30 crore.

CSK players and their price

• Ruturaj Gaikwad- 18 crores
• Ravindra Jadeja- 18 crores
• Mathisha Pathirana – Rs 13 crore
• Shivam Dubey- 12 crores
• MS Dhoni- 4 crores
• Devon Conway- 6.25 crores
• Rahul Tripathi- 3.40 crores
• Shaikh Rashid- 30 lakhs
• Deepak Hooda- 1.70 crores
• Andre Siddharth – 30 lakhs
• Vansh Bedi- 55 lakhs
• Rachin Ravindra- 4 crores
• Vijay Shankar- 1.20 crores
• Sam Curran- 2.40 crores
• Anshul Kamboj – 3.40 crores
• Jamie Overton- 1.50 crores
• Ramakrishna Ghosh- 30 lakhs
• R Ashwin- 9.75 crores (retired)
• Noor Ahmed- 10 crores
• Shreyas Gopal- 30 lakhs
• Khalil Ahmed- 4.80 crores
• Mukesh Chaudhary- 30 lakhs
• Gurjapneet Singh- 2.20 crores
• Nathan Ellis- 2 crores
• Kamlesh Nagarkoti- 30 lakhs

When will IPL 2026 auction take place?

The mini auction for the 19th edition of IPL is likely to take place on December 15. This could be for a day.

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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There is good news for the fans of MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni has made it clear that he will be available for IPL 2026. There were many questions regarding his fitness, Dhoni had also earlier said that he will decide in November-December whether he will be able to play in the next season or not. CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan has confirmed to Cricbuzz that Dhoni will play in 2026 also.

MS Dhoni has been playing for this team since the first edition of IPL, the team has won all 5 titles under his captaincy. Currently the command is in the hands of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Since Dhoni retired from international cricket in 2020, rumors of his retirement from IPL have been rife every year. This time too, Dhoni’s fans need not be disappointed, because he himself has said that he will be available in the next season.

What did Kasi Vishwanathan say about MS Dhoni?

Kasi Vishwanathan, like Dhoni, has also been associated with this franchise since the first edition (IPL 2008), he told about Dhoni’s availability. Vishwanathan told Cricbuzz, “MS Dhoni has told us that he will be available for the next season.”

CSK meeting may be held on 10th and 11th November

Chennai Super Kings can once again discuss a trade deal with Sanju Samson. A meeting of team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, coach Stephen Fleming, CEO and other officials can be held on 10 and 11 November. In this there will be discussion on retention and release players.

The IPL auction for IPL 2026 will take place in mid-December, it may happen in the third week. Before that, the deadline for all the franchises to submit the list of their retention and released players is 15th November. The venue of IPL auction is still under discussion, it is likely to be held outside India in UAE.