CSK Retention List IPL 2026: Full list of players retained by Chennai Super Kings, Price tags in INR, and Purse remaining

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have confirmed their list of retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. CSK have retained both skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and veteran keeper-batter MS Dhoni. Dewald Brevis, Noor Ahmad, and Shivam Dube are among the other big players they have retained.

Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana features among prominent names released by CSK ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. The Chennai franchise, which finished last in the 2025 season, have also released Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda and Shaik Rasheed among others.

Ahead of the retention deadline, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran were traded to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in exchange for Sanju Samson.

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List of players retained by CSK with price tag

Below is the full list of players retained by CSK ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore), MS Dhoni (₹4 crore), Dewald Brevis (₹2.2 crore) Urvil Patel (₹30 lakh), Shivam Dube (₹12 crore), Jamie Overton (₹1.5 crore), Ayush Mhatre (₹30 lakh), Ramakrishna Ghosh (₹30 lakh), Noor Ahmad (₹10 crore), Khaleel Ahmed (₹4.80 crore), Anshul Kamboj (₹3.40 crore, Gurjapneet Singh (₹2.2 crore), Shreyas Gopal (₹30 lakh), Mukesh Choudhary (₹30 lakh), Nathan Ellis (₹2 crore), Sanju Samson (₹18 crore - traded)

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List of players released by CSK

Below is the full list of players released by CSK ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Matheesha Pathirana, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Sam Curran (traded), Ravindra Jadeja (traded)

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CSK purse for IPL 2026 Auction

Following the announcement of retention and releases, CSK have a purse of ₹43.4 crore remaining for IPL 2026 mini-auction, with nine slots left to be filled, four of them being overseas slots.