The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is set to take place next month in Kochi. After a long gap of three years, the home-and-away format will be making its comeback. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had set a deadline of November 15 for franchises to submit their list of retained and released players. Here's a look at one of the most successful franchises in IPL history, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Released players: Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Adam Milne, Hari Nishaanth, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan.
Retained players: MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayadu, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, S Senapati, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeer Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Prashant Solanki, Dwaine Pretorius.
Remaining purse: Rs 20.45 Crores
CSK’s run in IPL 2022
Under the leadership of new captain Jadeja, CSK had a poor IPL 2022 season as they were knocked out of the playoffs race early on at the league stage. Jadeja could not cope with the pressure of captaincy and it affected all aspects of his game. The star all-rounder got injured and missed a few games as well.
Midway through the season, Jadeja stepped down and Dhoni donned the captaincy hat once again. However, even the Midas touch of Dhoni could not save CSK from finishing at the bottom half of the table. With just four wins from 14 games, CSK finished just above Mumbai Indians (MI) on the basis of a better net run rate (NRR).
Also, they missed the services of their bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar who was ruled out of the whole season before the tournament kicked off. Chahar was roped in for a whopping Rs 14 crore by CSK in the IPL 2022 mega auction.
