In a bid to retain their Indian Premier League (IPL) title, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) did some exceptional business at the Players Auction in Dubai on Tuesday. The MS Dhoni-led side roped in six players in total, with New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell as their most expensive buy, priced at Rs 14 crore. The five-time champions stunned everyone when they bought uncapped Indian batter Sameer Rizvi for Rs 8.4 crore. CSK resigned India all-rounder Shardul Thakur, following his release from KKR.
Here's the list of all the players bought by CSK at IPL Auction 2024:
1. Rachin Ravindra (Rs 1.8 crore)
2, Shardul Thakur (Rs 4 crore)
3. Drayl Mitchell (Rs 14 crore)
4. Sameer Rizvi (Rs 8.4 crore)
5. Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 2 crore)
6. Avanish Rao Aravelly (Rs 20 lakh)
List of retained players by Chennai Super Kings:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Prashant Solanki, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Pathirana, Subhranshu Senapati
List of released players by Chennai Super Kings:
Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, N Jagadeesan, C Hari Nishaanth, K Bhagat Varma, KM Asif, Robin Uthappa (Retired)