CSK Team 2025

Last Modified May 7, 2025 12:09 IST
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK), one of the most established franchise teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has built a legacy of excellence over the years. Known for being a five-time IPL champion, they have carved their legacy under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. During the IPL 2025 season, they got the news that their regular captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, will miss the rest of the IPL 2025 due to an elbow injury. MS Dhoni will be back as CSK captain in Ruturaj's absence. CSK has had a very poor show in the IPL 2025, and they have become the first team to get officially eliminated from the tournament. CSK will look to rectify itself in the next season and wants to add some more match-winners with good form.

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 squad

Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) IPL 2025 squad has five retained players and 20 auction buys. There were two injury replacements as well, as of May 2025. They have 17 Indian players and eight overseas cricketers in their IPL 2025 squad. The team bought six of their eight overseas players in the IPL 2025 auction and opted to retain Matheesha Pathirana. One player came in as a replacement. CSK's decision to retain former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an uncapped player was one of the highlights of the auction.

Player Country Role
Mahendra Singh DhoniIndia Wicket-keeper/Batter
Ayush Mhatre (Replacement)India Batter
Ravindra Jadeja India All-rounder
Shivam Dubey India All-rounder
Matheesha Pathirana Sri LankaBowler
Devon Conway New ZealandBatter
Rahul Tripathi India Batter
Ravichandran Ashwin India Bowler
Sam Curran EnglandAll-rounder
Rachin Ravindra New ZealandAll-rounder
Noor Ahmad AfghanistanBowler
Deepak Hooda India All-rounder
Vijay Shankar India All-rounder
Anshul KambojIndia Bowler
Nathan Ellis AustraliaBowler
Jamie Overton England All-rounder
Syed Khaleel Ahmad India Bowler
Shreyas Gopal India All-rounder
Kamlesh Nagarkoti India Bowler
Shaik Rasheed India Batter
Mukesh Chaudhary India Bowler
Ramakrishna GhoshIndia All-rounder
Andre Siddarth India Batter
Dewald Brevis (Replacement)South AfricaBatter
Vansh Bedi*India Wicket-keeper/Batter

*As of May 2025, Urvil Patel was acquired by CSK as a replacement for Vansh Bedi at a base price of INR 30 lakhs. (via IPL's official website)

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 Indian players list

Player Role
Mahendra Singh DhoniWicket-keeper/Batter
Ayush Mhatre (Replacement)Batter
Ravindra Jadeja All-rounder
Shivam Dubey All-rounder
Rahul Tripathi Batter
Ravichandran Ashwin Bowler
Deepak Hooda All-rounder
Vijay Shankar All-rounder
Anshul KambojBowler
Syed Khaleel Ahmad Bowler
Shreyas Gopal All-rounder
Kamlesh Nagarkoti Bowler
Shaik Rasheed Batter
Mukesh Chaudhary Bowler
Ramakrishna GhoshAll-rounder
Andre Siddarth Batter
Vansh Bedi*Wicket-keeper/Batter

*As of May 2025, Urvil Patel was acquired by CSK as a replacement for Vansh Bedi at a base price of INR 30 lakhs. (via IPL's official website)

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 Overseas players list

Player Role
Matheesha Pathirana Bowler
Devon Conway Batter
Rachin Ravindra All-rounder
Sam CurranAll-rounder
Jamie Overton Bowler
Nathan Ellis Bowler
Dewald Brevis (Replacement)Batter
Noor Ahmad Bowler

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 auction buys

The most expensive buy in the IPL 2025 auction for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was Noor Ahmad, who was bought for INR 10 crore. Former CSK player Ravichandran Ashwin was the second-most-expensive buy for the franchise in the auction. CSK bought 15 Indians, including 10 uncapped stars, and five overseas players in the IPL 2025 auction.

PlayerBase PriceWinning Bid
Noor Ahmad₹2,00,00,000₹10,00,00,000
Ravichandran Ashwin₹2,00,00,000₹9,75,00,000
Devon Conway₹2,00,00,000₹6,25,00,000
Syed Khaleel Ahmed₹2,00,00,000₹4,80,00,000
Rachin Ravindra₹1,50,00,000₹4,00,00,000
Anshul Kamboj₹30,00,000₹3,40,00,000
Rahul Tripathi₹75,00,000₹3,40,00,000
Sam Curran₹2,00,00,000₹2,40,00,000
Gurjapneet Singh (ruled out due to injury)₹30,00,000₹2,20,00,000
Nathan Ellis₹1,25,00,000₹2,00,00,000
Deepak Hooda₹75,00,000₹1,70,00,000
Jamie Overton₹1,50,00,000₹1,50,00,000
Vijay Shankar₹30,00,000₹1,20,00,000
Vansh Bedi₹30,00,000₹55,00,000
Andre Siddarth₹30,00,000₹30,00,000
Shreyas Gopal₹30,00,000₹30,00,000
Ramakrishna Ghosh₹30,00,000₹30,00,000
Kamlesh Nagarkoti₹30,00,000₹30,00,000
Mukesh Choudhary₹30,00,000₹30,00,000
Shaik Rasheed₹30,00,000₹30,00,000

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 auction purse value

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who had a purse of INR 120 crore ahead of the IPL 2025, spent INR 65 crore in the retention and INR 54.95 crore in the auction.

Franchise Purse BalanceRetention SpentAuction SpentPurse Remaining
Chennai Super Kings INR 120 croreINR 65 croreINR 54.95 croreINR 5 lakh

CSK's injury replacements

As of May 2025, CSK has to miss the services of their regular captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, due to an elbow injury. CSK announced Ayush Mhatre as a replacement for Gaikwad, and MS Dhoni led the team in his absence. CSK signed Mhatre for INR 30 lakh. Also, Gurjapneet Singh has been replaced by Dewald Brevis due to injury. Dewald Brevis joined CSK for INR 2.2 crore. Urvil Patel was acquired by CSK as a replacement for Vansh Bedi at a base price of INR 30 lakhs. (via IPL's official website)

FAQs on CSK Team 2025

A. Ravichandran Ashwin is returning to play for CSK in the IPL 2025 after a decade.

A. CSK finished in fifth spot in the IPL 2024 table.

A. As of May 2025, CSK have won 5 IPL titles, in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.

A. CSK retained Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, and Shivam Dubey ahead of the IPL 2025.

A. Noor Ahmad, who was bought for INR 10 crore, is the most expensive buy for CSK in the IPL 2025 auction.

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