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.

IPL 2026 Players Trading Rule: There are many months left in the IPL 2026 auction, but the player has started stirring in the trade window. The news of Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson being traded (Sanju Samson Trade) has caught fire at this time. More teams including Chennai Super Kings have to include Samson in their team through trading. Know how the players are trades here? Understand what is the rules and procedure regarding trading of players in details.

Trading window has opened for IPL 2026

According to Cricbuj, the first trade window of IPL 2026 has started from 9 am, a week after the end of IPL 2025, i.e. June 10, 9 am and it will run till 5 pm a week before the IPL 2026 auction. Starting from the next day of the second trade window auction, it will remain open until a month before the season starts.

IPL 2026 Players Trading Rules

• Players purchased in the auction cannot be traded.
• Transfer of foreign player is possible only when no objection certificate (NOC) is found from his cricket board.
• Whichever player is being traded or the franchise for which he is playing, no separate payment can be made.
• It is the responsibility of the buying franchise to check whether the player who is being traded is fit or not. Also, she can also ask the player to get a medical examination before signing the necessary documents.
• There is no limit on the number of players being traded between the two windows, but it is necessary to follow the rules of salary cap and squad combination.
• A player can be traded only once after the IPL 2025 is over and before the IPL 2026 starts.
• If a player of Rs 15 crore is being traded, then the purse of the team buying will reduce Rs 15 crore. Whereas in the purse of the selling team, the same amount of money will increase.
• If a player wants many teams, the selling franchise can interact with other teams, but the final decision will be taken only by the consent of the player.

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Csk rr trade sanju samson: Rumors began to fly just after the end of IPL 2025 that Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals could have a huge trade. It was claimed that Sanju Samson may go to Chennai Super Kings next season. However, none of both franchisees, both CSK or Rajasthan Royals, had confirmed this news or even a signal. Now a media report has revealed that the rumors of Samson going to CSK can be not just a rumor.

A secret source in CSK quoted cricbing as saying, “We are really showing interest in Sanju. He is an Indian batsman, wicketkeeper and opening, so we will definitely keep the option open to include him in our squad. We have not yet discussed that the subject has not been discussed yet.”

It is not yet clear that if there is a trade between Chennai and Rajasthan teams, then the players will be swapped or Samson will be traded only in the cash deal. Let us tell you that Samson is part of the Rajasthan Royals team since 2018 and has been captaining this team since 2021.

There have been very few trade in the history of the Indian Premier League, which have included CSK franchise. In the year 2021, Chennai Super Kings traded with Rajasthan Royals, when she brought Robin Uthappa from the RR team to her squad. At that time, a cash deal was done about Uthappa. There can be many other revelations about trading in the coming months. According to the news, some other teams have also contacted the RR team to connect Sanju Samson with them.

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