Under MS Dhoni's leadership, the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be looking to successfully defend their crown in IPL 2024. The charismatic captain has helped the CSK team win five titles, and he will be unwilling to quit before he can elevate the team to the status of the greatest IPL team ever. Having won the championship five times apiece, CSK and MI share this accolade currently.
Despite a wealth of elite players including Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, and Mitchell Santner, CSK had 6 slots vacant on their formidable roster. The Men in Yellow had INR 31.40 crore to spend.
Rachin Ravindra was a steal deal for them who they bought for just Rs. 1.8 crore and Shardul Thakur also returned to his old franchise. Daryl Mitchell proved to be their biggest buy, with the Super Kings splurging as much as 14 crores on the New Zealand star.
The surprise pick came in the form of youngster Sameer Rizvi, whose exploits in the UP T20 League, ensured there was a massive bidding war to attain his services, a contest CSK won by spending an extraordinary Rs. 8.4 crores on him.
Here's a look at CSK's updated squad.
Players released by Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL auction
Akash Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes, Bhagath Varma, Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala, Subhranshu Senapati
Players retained by CSK ahead of IPL auction
MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Chowdhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
Players bought by Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024 auction
Daryl Mitchell - Rs 14 crore
Sameer Rizvi - Rs 8.4 crore
Shardul Thakur - Rs 4 crore
Rachin Ravindra - Rs 1.8 crore
Mustafizur Rahman - Rs 2 crore
Avanish Rao Aravelly - Rs 20 lakh
The remaining purse for CSK - INR 1 Crore
Chennai Super Kings complete squad for IPL 2024
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Mustafizur Rahman