Chennai Super Kings have decided to retain a majority of their squad heading into IPL 2026. They have traded Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to Rajasthan Royals for Sanju Samson. CSK have released the likes of Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Matheesha Pathirana apart from Jadeja and Curran who have been traded.
Contrary to reports, Devon has been retained while his New Zealand teammate Rachin has been released. The team has also decided to retain youngsters like Mhatre, Brevis and Urvil Patel.
CSK retention list for IPL 2026
| Player | IPL 2026 Retained prices |
|---|---|
| Gurjapneet Singh | 2.20 crore |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 18 crore |
| Shreyas Gopal | 30 lakh |
| Nathan Ellis | 2 crore |
| Noor Ahmad | 10 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4.80 crore |
| Mukesh Choudhary | 30 lakh |
| Anshul Kamboj | 3.40 crore |
| Jamie Overton | 1.50 crore |
| Shivam Dube | 12 crore |
| Ayush Mhatre | 30 lakh |
| Dewald Brevis | 2.2 crore |
| MS Dhoni | 4 crore |
| Sanju Samson (traded) | 18 crore |
| Urvil Patel | Rs 30 lakh |
| Ramkrishna Ghosh | Rs 30 lakh |
CSK release list for IPL 2026
Vansh Bedi, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Siddarth, Rachin Ravindra, Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ravindra Jadeja
CSK squad in IPL 2025
MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Dewald Brevis, Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Anshul Kamboj, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matheesha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, and Shreyas Gopal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gurjapneet Singh
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