After a disastrous IPL 2025 season, it was inevitable that CSK let go some of the big names ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. With some of the top players gone, Chennai entered the IPL 2026 auction with a second-highest purse of INR 43.40 Cr. The team had 9 slots to fill in.
Players bought by CSK in IPL 2026 auction
| Player | Country | Type | Price (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akeal Hosein | West Indies | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Prashant Veer | India | All-rounder | 14.20 crore |
| Kartik Sharma | India | Wicketkeeper | 14.20 crore |
| Matthew Short | Australia | All-rounder | 1.50 crore |
| Aman Khan | India | All-rounder | 40 lakh |
| Sarfaraz Khan | India | Batter | 75 lakh |
| Matt Henry | New Zealand | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Rahul Chahar | India | Bowler | 5.20 crore |
| Zak Foulkes | New Zealand | All-rounder | 75 lakh |
CSK squad for IPL 2026
MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis✈️, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad✈️, Nathan Ellis✈️, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton✈️, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein✈️, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma (wk), Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes
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