On Saturday, November 15, all the 10 teams confirmed their retained and released players apart from some of the trade deals ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, which is expected to begin
in March of next year. The announcement is critical for the teams to start rebuilding their player roster for the next season and it will also serve as a precursor to the IPL 2026 auction reportedly slated to happen on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) signed Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a trade deal by exchanging Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in return to them before the auction kicks in next month in all likelihood. MS Dhoni is confirmed to play in the IPL 2026 season under captain Ruturaj Gaikwad while CSK made a massive decision to let go Rachin Ravindra and Matheesha Pathirana, two of the rising young overseas talents apart from doing away with Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, and Deepak Hooda.
List of retained and released players for Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2026 auction
Retained players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson (Trade in), Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary
Released players: Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, C. Andre Siddarth, Ravindra Jadeja (Trade out), Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Sam Curran (Trade out), Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Matheesha Pathirana
