The five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) always start the IPL edition as the favourites. They will surely continue their known and powerful reputation in the upcoming seasons. 

CSK started the IPL 2025 mega auction with the remaining purse value of INR 55 crore after retaining five players, four capped and one uncapped, before the pre-auction retention (officially deducted INR 65 crore). 

While CSK closely missed out on the IPL 2024 playoffs, they will surely want to maintain their top-four finishing consistency in the upcoming seasons with strong and dependable squads. 

In the IPL 2025 mega auction, CSK spend INR 10 crore for the teenage Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad. CSK brought back their familiar faces like the legend Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Sam Curran, etc, while they used RTM for Rachin Ravindra.

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Pre Auction Retentions

(Capped)

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Indian): INR 18 Crore

Ravindra Jadeja (Indian): INR 18 Crore

Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lankan): INR 13 Crore

Shivam Dube (Indian): INR 12 Crore

(Uncapped)

MS Dhoni (Indian): INR 4 Crore

Right-to-Match (RTM) card availability for the mega auction

1 capped or 1 uncapped player

Mega Auction Buys

Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 10 crore

Ravichandran Ashwin (Indian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 9.75 crore

Devon Conway (New Zealander): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 6.25 crore

Khaleel Ahmed (Indian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 4.80 crore   

RTM Rachin Ravindra (New Zealander): Base price INR 1.5 crore – Bid won INR 4.00 crore

Anshul Kamboj (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 3.40 crore

Rahul Tripathi (Indian): Base price INR 75 lakh – Bid won INR 3.40 crore

Sam Curran (English): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 2.40 crore

Gurjapneet Singh (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 2.20 crore

Nathan Ellis (Australian): Base price INR 1.25 crore – Bid won INR 2 crore

Deepak Hooda (Indian): Base price INR 75 lakh – Bid won INR 1.70 crore

Jamie Overton (English): Base price INR 1.50 crore – Bid won INR 1.50 crore

Vijay Shankar (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 1.20 crore

Vansh Bedi (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 55 lakh

C Andre Siddarth (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Ramakrishna Ghosh (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Shaik Rasheed (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Mukesh Choudhary (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Shreyas Gopal (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Full Squad

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.

Best Playing XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed