CSK IPL 2026 Retentions: Complete List of Players Retained & Released by CSK with Salary Breakdown

Ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, five-time champions Chennai Super Kings have released a total of nine players and retained 16. CSK also retained four foreign players in Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, and Nathan Ellis. The most surprising news is that the Chennai-based team have released Matheesha Pathirana and Rachin Ravindra.

CSK had already traded two all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran, to Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson has taken their place at Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings currently has 16 players in its squad and will look to fill the remaining nine slots at the auction.

CSK retention list

MS Dhoni, Khaleel Ahmed, Dewald Brewis, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jamie Overton, Shivam Dube, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Sanju Samson (traded), Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

CSK released these players

Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Shaik Rasheed, Deepak Hooda, Rachin Ravindra, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mathisha Pathirana

CSK has Rs 43.7 crore left in its purse

The Chennai Super Kings squad now has 16 players. CSK will be able to bid on a maximum of nine players in the auction, with a purse of 43.7 crore  Indian rupees remaining in their purse. It's worth noting that four of the remaining nine players must be foreigners.

Chennai Super Kings had a disappointing performance in IPL 2025. The team managed only four wins out of 14 matches throughout the season and finished at the bottom of the table.

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