The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2024 season at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai saw Chennai Super Kings aiming to fill the gap left by Ambati Rayudu's departure by targeting a middle-order batsman. They would also be keen on securing a specialist for death bowling to complement Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana, who played pivotal roles in their previous success. Updates from Dubai provided insights into CSK's strategies.
Chennai Super Kings secured the services of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell after an intense bidding battle, acquiring the Kiwi star for a staggering INR ₹14,00,00,000 crore. Shardul Thakur joined Chennai Super Kings for INR 4,00,00,000 crore. Rachin Ravindra is also set to don the yellow jersey this season as CSK made their first move in the IPL 2024 auctions, acquiring Ravindra for INR 1,80,00,000 crore. The surprise element has been the purchase of young sensation from Uttar Pradesh, Sameer Rizvi, who made a name for himself after his immensely impressive exploits in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023. The batter was purchased for a whopping Rs. 8.4 crore
Chennai Super Kings complete squad for IPL 2024: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.
Chennai Super Kings squad strength for IPL 2024: 25
Overseas players in Chennai Super Kings squad for IPL 2024: 8
Here's the updated list of players bought by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 auction: Rachin Ravindra (Rs. 1.8 crore), Shardul Thakur (Rs. 4 crore), Daryl Mitchell (Rs. 14 crore), Sameer Rizvi (Rs. 8.4 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs. 2 crore), Avanish Rao Aravelly (Rs. 20 lakh).
Chennai Super Kings Remaining Purse: Rs. 1 crore
Chennai Super Kings total players Slot Available: 0
Chennai Super Kings total overseas player slots available: 0
Prior to the auction, Chennai Super Kings retained these players for the IPL 2024 season: MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana.