Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings retained five players, including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, going into the IPL mega auction. . Here is who they could possibly retain using an RTM.

Amid widespread speculation that the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season would mark MS Dhoni's final appearance, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) icon is confirmed to return for his 18th season, as seen in CSK’s retained players list.

This became possible due to the revival of an old IPL rule, which was initially discontinued in 2021, allowing Indian players who haven’t represented India internationally in the last five years to be classified as uncapped.

Chennai Super Kings is assessing young talent Ayush Mhatre ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. The trial follows Dhoni's notice of Mhatre's potential.

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 retained and released players list: Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are CSK’s top retentions at Rs 18 crore each, with the five-time champions also retaining Matheesha Pathirana,

The Delhi-based franchise decided not to retain Pant with putting an end to his 9-year-long association with the team. The IPL 2025 mega auction is set to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has responded to the rumours that Chennai will be aiming to get Rishabh Pant during the IPL 2025 auction. Pant will be one of the big players in demand during the auction.

Ahead of the big IPL player auctions, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan has admitted that getting high profile Indian players will be difficult. Five-time champions CSK are in the look-out for a big-name Indian player who could be the face of the franchise in the future and with Rishabh Pant available at the auction,