IPL 2025: CSK Retains Core, Parts Ways with Deepak Chahar Ahead of IPL 2025 Auction
Chennai Super Kings have confirmed their key retention ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, holding onto Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Matheesha Pathirana, and Shivam Dube but among these star players retention, surprising release of Deepak Chahar raised questions on management decisions.
With these five players, CSK has allocated 65 crore of their budget and will head into the auction with a 55 crore purse and an option to use a Right to Match (RTM) card. This raised a big question about their intentions with one notable pacer Deepak Chahar, a mainstay for CSK since 2018. Chahar’s release surprised fans, but the 32-year-old expressed hope that CSK would re-bid for him, wishing to don the yellow jersey once more. Expressing his faith upon the franchise, he remarked:
I was not retained by them in the last mega auction as well. But they went all out for me and bought me back. I don’t know what will happen this year, but I know my skill will be valued more now given the fact that around 90-100 runs are being scored in the Powerplay and that’s why the teams are scoring more than 200 more frequently. I have proved how valuable I can be in limiting runs in that phase of the game. I think they will bid for me again. I would like to don the yellow jersey again and if not that, then I would want Rajasthan Royals to bid for me.
Previously, CSK had released Chahar before the 2022 auction, ultimately bringing him back for 14 crore. This death-over expert witnessed three title winnings in 2018, 2021 and 2023. Although he is a tough contender to have the RTM in his favor, the ultimate drama will remain undisclosed until the mega-auction, starting from November 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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