With Rs 55 crore in its pocket, Chennai Super Kings has come out to buy players in the mega auction of IPL 2025. CSK has opened its account in the ongoing auction in Jeddah, meaning it has bought the first player. Chennai first bought Devon Conway, who was earlier a part of this team. Conway got a huge amount of Rs 6 crore 25 lakh. Rahul Tripathi, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad last season, was also bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 3.25 crore.
CSK retained 5 players for 65 crores
Apart from Dhoni, the names of Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mathisha Pathirana were included in the 5 players retained by the Chennai franchise before the auction. In IPL 2025, each franchise has Rs 120 crore to build a team. Out of that Rs 120 crore, CSK has spent Rs 65 crore only to retain those 5 players.
Players bought in auction
Devon Conway- 6.25 crores
Rahul Tripathi- 3.40 crores
Chennai Super Kings team for IPL 2025
retained players
Rituraj Gaikwad (18 crores)
Ravindra Jadeja (18 crores)
Mathisha Pathirana (13 crores)
Shivam Dubey (12 crores)
MS Dhoni (4 crores)
Devon Conway- 6.25 crores
Rahul Tripathi- 3.40 crores
In the auction, emphasis is on those players who can make a strong team.
If we talk about the journey of Chennai Super Kings in IPL, it is one of the most successful teams. CSK has won the IPL title 5 times – 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023. Being the most successful team of IPL, this mega auction became even more interesting and a bigger challenge for them. He had to select such players from whom a balanced and strong team could be made. Who can move forward shoulder to shoulder with those 5 retained players and help in maintaining the glorious history of the franchise. If seen on those parameters, Chennai Super Kings seem to be successful in the mega auction of IPL 2025.
