Chennai Super Kings IPL Players retention and released list

CSK have released six players from their squad ahead of the auction – one foreigner and five domestic players. Apart from the release and retention list, Chennai Super Kings traded in Robin Uthappa from Rajasthan Royals in an all cash trade.

Shane Watson, who retired from all forms of cricket after the last season of IPL, is the only foreigner to have not been retained by the MS Dhoni-led side. Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla and Murali Vijay are among those released while Suresh Raina, who missed the 2020 season, has been retained amidst many rumors.

Released Players:

Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Monu Singh, Piyush Chawla, Murali Vijay

Squad/Retained Players:  

MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, R Sai Kishore, Sam Curran, Robin Uthappa (traded)

Purse Remaining for Auction: INR 19.9 cr.

Players Remaining: 6
Overseas slots Remanining: 1