IPL 2026 Retention: CSK's full list of retained players and players' salary

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have released the highest number of players among all franchises — a total of 11 — as they prepare for a major squad reset ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.

 

The exits include four overseas names: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, and Sam Curran, with Curran moving to Rajasthan Royals as part of a high-profile trade. Pathirana’s release follows two injury-affected seasons and a notable dip in form.

 

CSK have also moved on from several middle-order options who struggled to impress in IPL 2025. Andre Siddarth, who did not get a game last season, joins Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Shaikh Rasheed and Vijay Shankar on the release list. 

 

As expected, Dewald Brevis has been retained, while Gurjapneet Singh also stays in the squad after missing most of last season through injury, which eventually forced CSK into a high-value replacement signing.

 

With significant churn and several big departures, CSK will head into the auction with a strong purse of ₹43.4 crore, giving them ample room to rebuild their squad for the new season. 

CSK released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Matheesha Pathirana	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 13 crore
Rachin Ravindra	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 4 crore
Rahul Tripathi	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 3.4 crore
Deepak Hooda	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 1.7 crore
Vijay Shankar	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 1.2 crore
Vansh Bedi	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 55 lakh
C Andre Siddarth	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Shaik Rasheed	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Kamlesh Nagarkoti	TBD	CSK	TBD	Rs 30 lakh

 

CSK retained players ahead of IPL 2026 auction
Players	Type	Base price (Rs crore)	Sold (Rs crore)
Ruturaj Gaikwad	BAT	-	18
Ravindra Jadeja	AR	-	18
Shivam Dube	AR	-	12
Noor Ahmad	BOWL	2	10
Ravichandran Ashwin	AR	2	9.75
Devon Conway	BAT	2	6.25
Khaleel Ahmed	BOWL	2	4.8
MS Dhoni	BAT	-	4
Anshul Kamboj	AR	0.3	3.4
Gurjapneet Singh	BOWL	0.3	2.2
Nathan Ellis	BOWL	1.25	2
Jamie Overton	AR	1.5	1.5
Ramakrishna Ghosh	AR	0.3	0.3
Mukesh Choudhary	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Shreyas Gopal	BOWL	0.3	0.3

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