CSK’s rumored retention list revealed by reports ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 Indian Premier League.
CSK’s retention list seems to have surfaced ahead of the mega auction.
As the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams prepare to select their retention shortlist for the upcoming major auction, time is of the essence. The number of retentions a franchise may make prior to the auction is apparently something the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not yet communicated.
The entire cricket community is waiting to hear from BCCI regarding the retention policy, but the Chennai Super Kings may be more anxious than any other team to know what the policy entails because it may determine whether or not the great MS Dhoni returns for another season.
A rumour on RevSportz claims that CSK has already created a 5-man shortlist of players they want to keep before the big auction. Despite rumours that the BCCI is permitting teams to keep up to six players, including Right-To-Match players, no formal decision has been made as of yet.
Players such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, and Ravindra Jadeja are among the top five players on CSK’s retention list.
Remarkably, the franchise supposedly draughted a retention list that did not include Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Maheesh Theekshana, and others. Considering that Dhoni might not be able to play until after the 2025 season, CSK made a very risky decision in letting go of some of their best players.
The owners of CSK had previously requested that BCCI reinstate the previous regulation that permitted the teams to keep a retired player in the uncapped category. The board hasn’t made its ruling on the matter public yet, though. It’s unclear if this kind of classification is permitted, but it’s almost a given that Dhoni will continue to be in the lowest-paying group.
According to the aforementioned criteria, players who departed from international cricket for more than five years would be considered uncapped. The rule went into effect in 2008 and remained in effect until 2021, at which point it was discontinued. 2019 saw Dhoni’s retirement from the Indian cricket team. It would help Dhoni and CSK if the rule was reinstated.
After CSK missed out on the playoffs in the 2024 season, Dhoni would be looking to have a great IPL 2025 season. However, a lot of this relies on the retention policy that the BCCI writes.