The Chennai Super Kings was one of the participating teams in the IPL 2023 auction that made some smart buys, including a potential captain in Ben Stokes. They also made some interesting buys in the form of Ajinkya Rahane, Kyle Jamieson and some other less-known uncapped domestic players. Here is how the CSK squad looks after the conclusion of the TATA IPL auction 2023.
Players CSK Bought at IPL 2023 Auction
Here is the list of players that the Chennai Super Kings netted during the TATA IPL 2023 auction –
- Ben Stokes (INR 16.25 crores)
- Kyle Jamieson (INR 1 crore)
- Ajinkya Rahane (INR 50 lakhs)
- Nishant Sandhu (INR 60 lakhs)
- Bhagath Varma, Ajay Mandal and Shaik Rasheed (INR 20 lakhs each)
Purse Value Remaining with CSK
At the end of the IPL 2023 auction, CSK’s purse value had an additional INR 1.5 crores. CSK completed their squad of 25 players before they could exhaust their complete purse amount.
Players Retained by CSK Before IPL Auction 2023
Here is the list of players that CSK retained before participating in this year’s IPL auction –
MS Dhoni (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Tushar Deshpande, Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Chowdhary, Dwaine Pretorius, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana.