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. 

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

Mega Auction Buys

Noor Ahmed (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   

Rachin Ravindra (New Zealander): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 4.00 crore

Rahul Tripathi (India): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 3.40 crore