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Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the five-time champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), have undergone a significant reshuffle ahead of the IPL 2024 Auction, parting ways with some of their seasoned players to introduce fresh faces. Notable figures such as captain MS Dhoni, vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja and star all-rounder Mitchell Santner are among those retained.
However, the franchise bid farewell to players like Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius and Sisanda Magala, marking the end of their association with CSK. Additionally, the retirement of Ambati Rayudu has created an opportunity for a new Indian batter to join the CSK ranks.
The core of the team remains intact with the retention of key players such as Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Maheesh Theekshana and Deepak Chahar.
As CSK looks to maintain their winning legacy, these strategic decisions aim to infuse both experience and fresh talent into the squad during the upcoming auction.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retained players and remaining purse:
- Number of players retained: 19
- Available slots: 6
- Overseas slots: 3
- Total money spent: ₹68.6 crore
- Salary cap available: ₹31.4 crore
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Salary of players retained by CSK ahead of IPL 2024 Auction
- MS Dhoni – ₹12 crore
- Moeen Ali** – ₹8 crore
- Deepak Chahar – ₹14 crore
- Devon Conway** – ₹1 crore
- Tushar Deshpande – ₹20 lakh
- Shivam Dube – ₹4 crore
- Ruturaj Gaikwad – ₹6 crore
- Rajvardhan Hangargekar – ₹1.5 crore
- Ravindra Jadeja – ₹16 crore
- Ajay Mandal – ₹20 lakh
- Mukesh Choudhary – ₹20 lakh
- Matheesha Pathirana** – ₹20 lakh
- Ajinkya Rahane – ₹50 lakh
- Shaik Rasheed – ₹20 lakh
- Mitchell Santner** – ₹1.9 crore
- Simarjeet Singh – ₹20 lakh
- Nishant Sindhu – ₹60 lakh
- Prashant Solanki – ₹1.2 crore
- Maheesh Theekshana** – ₹70 lakh
**- indicates foreign players
