IPL 2025 CSK Retention List: Ruturaj to Pathirana – 4 Players to Retain Before Mega Auction!

IPL 2025 CSK Retention List: The mega auction is going to happen in IPL 2025. In such a situation, all the teams must have already started preparing the list of names of the players to be retained.

Chennai Super Kings was performing very well in IPL 2024 from the beginning. CSK remained in the top-4 most of the time, but when victory was most important to go to the playoffs they could not achieve it. The Chennai team lost the match to RCB by 27 runs. The defending champion team stood fifth in the points table. Chennai’s biggest strength MS Dhoni’s retirement has been putting forward a big question of whether he will play the next season or not. It is not hidden from anyone that Chennai Super Kings is like a family. Therefore, even if Dhoni retires, there are many players whom the CSK franchise can retain for IPL 2025.

But in the board meeting at 31st july, CSK Owner wants to consider MS Dhoni as a uncappetd player. Beacuse Dhoni’s retirement 5 years complate.

Here are the 4 players who should be retained by CSK

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad

Before the start of the IPL 2024 season, MS Dhoni had handed over the responsibility of Chennai Super Kings to Ruturaj Gaikwad. The team may not have been able to reach the playoffs, but CSK’s performance in the season has been better than average. In such a situation, it can be said that Gaikwad will become a better captain by gaining experience with time. Gaikwad, who is being seen as Dhoni’s successor, scored 583 runs in 14 matches this season. Currently, Gaikwad gets Rs 6 crore for playing one season.

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2. Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja has formed a special connection with Chennai Super Kings. He has been playing for CSK from 2012-2015 and has been playing since 2018. Although Jadeja failed to lead the team to victory in the match against RCB, it was he who hit the trophy-winning shot for CSK last year. Jadeja has taken 267 runs in batting and 8 wickets in bowling this season. Ravindra Jadeja received Rs 16 crore for playing in IPL 2024.

3. Shivam Dubey

Shivam Dubey is one of those players whose career has taken off after coming to CSK. While playing for Chennai Super Kings, he has scored 1,103 runs in 41 matches. Chennai is the only team for which Dubey has scored more than a thousand runs while playing. Playing the role of a finisher and power hitter, he scored 396 runs in 14 matches for Chennai in IPL 2024. Dubey’s batting style fits the Chennai team, and releasing him will cause a lot of damage to the middle order of CSK.

4. Mathisha Pathirana

Mathisha Pathirana himself admits that Chennai Super Kings is like a family to him. Apart from this, he considers MS Dhoni as his father. These things show what place CSK has in Pathirana’s heart. On the other hand, the management of Chennai Super Kings may also not release him because he has taken 32 wickets in 18 matches for this team in the last 2 seasons. Pathirana has expertise in bowling both with the new ball and in the death overs. Parinara is one of the strongest players that CSK must retain.