CSK Team 2026 Players List: The five-time champions Chennai Super Kings entered the mini-auction process that lists 369 cricketers with the second-highest purse, only behind Kolkata Knight Riders, with Rs 43.40 crore. In November, CSK had made the decision to release 12 players, including two high-profile names through trades to the Rajasthan Royals.
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Securing their biggest-ever trade deal since the league’s inception by signing Sanju Samson, CSK let go of one of their most trusted lieutenants in Ravindra Jadeja, along side Sam Curran to the Royals.
CSK players signed in IPL 2026 Mini-Auction
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Stepping into a transition in what could be MS Dhoni’s last-ever appearance in the tournament, CSK have set up a squad stacked with batting firepower under captain Ruturaj Gaikwad while some interesting bowling acquisitions from previous years had been retained.
Players retained: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj