IPL Auction 2025: At the end of the IPL Mega Auction on Monday, Chennai Super Kings(CSK) got themselves a formidable squad in the quest for a sixth title next season. They retained core experienced players while forging quite a lot of reunions through fresh acquisitions from the Mega Auction 2025. Their strategy was to create a well-balanced unit by blending specialist bowlers, all-rounders and batters.

CSK’s biggest buy was the left-arm spinner from Afghanistan Noor Ahmad, who was acquired at Rs. 10 crore. The second most expensive buy was veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, at Rs 9.75 crore, who will mark a return to the Yellow Den after 10 years next edition.

CSK retained five key players before the auction, led by talisman MS Dhoni, who continues to be the heart of the franchise. The retained core includes skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), pacer Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), and all-rounder Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore).

They bought back Kiwi opener Devon Conway at Rs 6.25 to have stability in the top order besides other smart buys.

Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin , Noor Ahmad/Nathan Ellis, Matheesha Pathrirana.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.