Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a cricketing league held annually in India. The team that sports a yellow and blue-coloured jersey and captained by former India skipper MS Dhoni has been crowned IPL champion in 2010, 2011 and 2018 More
According to insiders, Ravindra Jadeja's future at CSK is unknown, and the team has already contacted the all-rounder to "gauge his plans".
The Indian Express reports that the Gujarat Titans have turned down CSK's offer for Sundar, despite the five-time winners' strong desire to sign the off-spinner all-rounder who was born in Chennai.
Along with Ravindra Jadeja, the names of Sam Curran and Matheesha Pathirana have been the topics of discussion for a potential move to Rajasthan.
There have been suspense around MS Dhoni's future in the league as he is currently 44.
There will be a mini-auction for the upcoming edition but before that all franchises will release their respective retention list.
A Cricbuzz report had previously said that the player auction will take place in mid-December, however teams have not yet finalized their retention list for the next auction.
IPL Teams and fans are excited to see which player is changing teams.
A CSK official debunked all reports of the franchise deciding to end ties with Devon Conway, Sam Curran, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda and Vijay Shankar.
The IPL 2026 mini auction is going to take place from December 13 to 15, and the event is likely to be back in India after holding several editions overseas, as per a Cricbuzz report.
According to some reports, CSK is likely to make some big changes for the upcoming IPL season.
Sam Curran of England, Devon Conway of New Zealand, and the Indian duo of Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, and Deepak Hooda are reportedly on the list.
Dewald Brevis had gone unsold during the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last year after being released by the Mumbai Indians.
The former Indian batsman claimed that if he complained about a non-wide call, Dhoni would become irritated and tell him to keep his hands down.
The knee issue is not unknown to fans and right after Chennai Super Kings won IPL 2023, the former skipper underwent a knee surgery in Mumbai.
Ravichandran Ashwin participated in nine games for CSK last season after being bought by the franchise for Rs 9.75 crore, marking a high-profile return to his home franchise after a nine-year gap.
“RR have decided not to trade Samson or any of their players for now. Samson is very much a part of the Royals set-up and the undisputed captain of the team.”
The road ahead lies in identifying the weak spots and fixing them with intent, something which MS Dhoni echoed while speaking at an event in Chennai last week.
MS Dhoni started off by saying that he has got the clearance to play cricket for next five years, but it was followed with a "but", which left the supporters guessing.
For 6 straight seasons, Sanju Samson, who plays for the Rajasthan Royals, is the only player to score more than fifty runs in the opening game of a season.
Prior to the IPL 2025 season, Sanju Samson was the top-ranked player retained by the Rajasthan Royals, costing INR 18 crore.
The moment happened when Badrinath was getting ready to take his seat in the commentary box and was constantly being mocked by "RCB" chants by a section of fans seated right outside.
Suresh Raina revealed that negotiations are underway from Chennai Super Kings to appoint a new batting coach for the IPL 2026.
Regarding MS Dhoni and his future in the IPL, a lot has been stated. The wicketkeeper-batter himself spoke about it earlier and on Sunday too he maintained the suspense.
Regardless of MS Dhoni's decision to stay or leave, CSK may be in for a makeover following a terrible season that began badly early on and progressively got worse.
Stephen Fleming stated that the franchise are aware of the challenges that lie ahead before highlighting the ordinary run by the top-order batsmen, which greatly impacted their IPL 2025 campaign.