CSK Full Squad, IPL 2025: Uncapped stars Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer have joined the team after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought both players for Rs 14.20 crore each at the IPL 2026 mini-auction. Kartik and Prashant became the joint-most-expensive uncapped players in the history of the tournament. CSK also purchased the West Indies all-rounder Akeal Hosein at his base price of Rs 2 crore and added Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, and Rahul Chahar to the team. CSK traded the most high-profile wicket-keeper batter, Sanju Samson, for Rs 18 crore. CSK go of legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and overseas star Sam Curran. The team also released Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana, freeing up Rs 13 crore for the team.
FULL LIST OF PLAYERS BOUGHT AT THE AUCTION:
1. Akeal Hosein (Rs 2 crore)
2. Prashant Veer (Rs 14.20 crore)
3. Kartik Sharma (Rs 14.20 crore)
4. Matthew Short (Rs 1.5 crore)
5. Aman Khan (Rs 40 lakh)
6. Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 75 lakh)
7. Matt Henry (Rs 2 crore)
8. Rahul Chahar (Rs 5.2 crore)
9. Zak Foulkes (Rs 75 lakh)
CURRENT SQUAD AND RETAINED PLAYERS:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Sanju Samson (Traded).
RELEASED PLAYERS:
Matheesha Pathirana, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Shaikh Rasheed, Andre Siddarth, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vansh Bedi, Ravindra Jadeja (Trade), Sam Curran (Trade).