The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise purchased 20 players in the two-day IPL 2025 auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and November 25. Afghanistan's left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad (₹10 crore) was their most expensive purchase. Gujarat Titans (GT) used their Right to Match (RTM) card at ₹5 crore, but CSK raised the bid to ₹10 crore and GT backed out.
CSK also bought off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who played for the franchise in the early years of the IPL, for ₹9.75 crore. They also bought back opener Devon Conway for ₹6.25 crore and exercised their RTM option to retain Kiwi batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra for ₹4 crore.
Rahul Tripathi (₹3.40 crore), Khaleel Ahmed (₹4.80 crore), Sam Curran (₹2.4 crore), and Nathan Ellis (₹2 crore) were some of their prominent buys. Chennai Super Kings also purchased Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer Gurjapneet Singh for ₹2.2 crore.
Chennai Super Kings went into the IPL 2025 mega auction with a purse of ₹55 crore remaining. After purchasing 20 players at the IPL 2025 auction, they were left with funds of ₹5 lakh.
The five-time champions retained five players ahead of the auction - Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 crore), Shivam Dube (₹12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 crore) and MS Dhoni (₹4 crore). Dhoni was retained as an uncapped Indian player based on IPL's revised rules.
CSK Player List with Price for IPL 2025
Below is the full list of players who will be part of the Chennai Super Kings franchise for IPL 2025, which will be played from March 14 to May 25.
Noor Ahmad (₹10 crore)
Ravichandran Ashwin (₹9.75 crore)
Devon Conway (₹6.25 crore)
Rachin Ravindra (₹4 crore)
Khaleel Ahmed (₹4.80 crore)
Anshul Kamboj (₹3.40 crore)
Rahul Tripathi (₹3.40 crore)
Sam Curran (₹2.4 crore)
Gurjapneet Singh (₹2.2 crore)
Nathan Ellis (₹2 crore)
Deepak Hooda (₹1.7 crore)
Jamie Overton (₹1.5 crore)
Vijay Shankar (₹1.20 crore)
Vansh Bedi (₹55 lakh)
Andre Siddarth (₹30 lakh)
Shreyas Gopal (₹30 lakh)
Ramakrishna Ghosh (₹30 lakh)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti (₹30 lakh)
Mukesh Choudhary (₹30 lakh)
Shaik Rasheed (₹30 lakh)
Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore)
Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 crore)
Shivam Dube (₹12 crore)
Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 crore)
MS Dhoni (₹4 crore).
Having led CSK to victory in IPL 2023, Dhoni handed over the reins to Gaikwad ahead of the 2024 season. Chennai, however, failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing fifth in the points table with seven wins and an equal number of losses.
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