IPL 2018: All you need to know about the CSK squad

#1 Retained Players

MS Dhoni returns to his den

As expected, MS Dhoni was the first player retained by the CSK management and he’ll be the de-facto leader of a side that he has led with panache for eight years. Alongside Dhoni, CSK decided to retain the core group of the franchise with the likes of Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja coming back to the ‘Whistle Podu’ gang.

#2 RTM Cards

The South African skipper returns to CSK

While several players were taken by the Right to Match (RTM) cards, CSK did not use the RTM for Ravichandran Ashwin and he was bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 7.6 crore. Instead, they retained Faf du Plessis who had been snapped by KXIP for Rs 1.6 crore by using the RTM. Dwayne Bravo would also be joining his old teammates after he was retained by the CSK using the RTM for Rs 6.40 crore.