On Saturday, November 15, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) officially announced the list of players they have retained and released ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction.
Chennai Super Kings were quite active in the trading window and made some big moves. He also broke ties with his veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as well as star fast bowling all-rounder Sam Curran.
CSK traded the above mentioned all-rounders to Rajasthan Royals (RR) and in return, acquired the services of former Rajasthan Royals (RR) wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, in what will go down as one of the biggest trades in the history of the league.
The five-time Player of the Year also parted ways with his extremely talented Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana as well as New Zealand’s pair of Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra.
List of players retained by CSK:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Chaudhary.
List of players released by CSK:
Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, C Andre Siddarth, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Sheikh Rashid, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mathisha Pathirana, R Ashwin.
List of players traded and released by CSK:
Sanju Samson (joined from Rajasthan Royals)
Ravindra Jadeja (Joined Rajasthan Royals)
Sam Curran (joined Rajasthan Royals)
How was CSK’s performance in IPL 2025?
Chennai Super Kings had a poor performance in the Indian Premier League 2025, finishing last in the points table with 4 wins and 10 losses in 14 matches.
The five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions finished their campaign with 8 points and -0.647 NRR, their worst season in the history of the competition.
CSK started the season with a win against Mumbai Indians, but things soon turned sour. They continued to be on a losing streak for a long time, suffering defeats against RCB, RR, DC, PBKS and KKR. Even in matches where they fought hard, the Super Kings ultimately ended up losing.
Their second win came against LSG, where they remained composed in the face of a tough challenge, but once again consistency was missing and they suffered consecutive defeats against MI, SRH, PBKS and RCB.
Chennai Super Kings’ third win came against KKR by 2 wickets, but again they lost their next match against RR by 6 wickets. In their final match, the Yellow Army gave their best performance and registered an 83-run win over Gujarat Titans. Overall, CSK showed bits of quality but lacked rhythm and had a forgettable campaign.
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