Chennai Super Kings, the defending IPL winners, have retained Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, and Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of the IPL 2022 auction.
Only a few days remain until the blockbuster auction for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022. The prospective objectives of IPL 2021 champions Chennai Super Kings will be one of the biggest discussion topics of the auction (CSK).
CSK, led by MS Dhoni, will enter the auction with a purse of Rs 42 crore, and like the other nine teams, will have to rebuild their squad from the ground up. CSK, like the other of the teams, were only allowed four retentions, but will be pursuing former stars such as Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis, as well as Indian all-rounders Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur.
According to an insider with knowledge of the situation, CSK will pursue some of the players who were forced to be released. “It’s not ideal to announce auction strategy, but you can bet we’ll go after guys that have been with CSK for a long time.” But I won’t say who we’ll probably go after,” a CSK source close to the situation said.
“CSK has been developed and has been successful in supporting the players for a long time.” Due to retention laws, we had no choice but to let the players go. As a result, you never know,” the source said.Prior to the IPL 2022 auction, the defending champions kept Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The CSK has Rs 42 crore to spend on 21 players during the auction.
to prepare for the auction, and may also be present at the CSK table in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. “There’s a good chance MS will be there.” But he has the last say. Depending on his schedule, he may take a last-minute call. Otherwise, he’ll be reachable via phone. The attendance limit is something we must all remember. So, we’ll see how things go,” said the CSK insider.