The mega auction of IPL 2025 is to be held this year. However, its date has not been revealed yet. But it is being said that the event can be held in the month of December. At the same time, the upcoming season of IPL is already in the news. It is being said that talks are going on between BCCI and franchises regarding IPL Mega Auction 2025 and the final result will be announced by the board before the auction.
Let us tell you that this time a lot of talk is coming up about retaining the players and according to many media reports, BCCI can increase it from 4 to 6.
Before the mega auction for IPL 2025, if the number of players retained by the board is increased from 4 to 6, then in this episode Chennai Super Kings can retain 6 players instead of 4 this time. Chennai currently has 25 players, in which the number of overseas players is 8 while there are 17 Indian players. Which includes uncapped and uncapped players. Chennai is a team that trusts its players and backs them completely.
Among the players whom Chennai Super Kings can retain for IPL 2025, the first name can be that of the team captain Rituraj Gaikwad. Gaikwad was made the captain of the team in place of MS Dhoni before IPA 2024. Rituraj is not only a good captain but also a brilliant batsman. The second name in this list can be Ravindra Jadeja, who is a brilliant all-rounder of the team. However, Jadeja has retired from T20. While the third name can be that of Shivam Dubey.
Among the 6 players who are likely to be retained by CSK, Mathisha Pathirana can be at number four who is a great bowler. Devon Conway can be at number five who is a brilliant batsman. The legendary MS Dhoni can be at number six in this list. Dhoni has also made it clear that he is also waiting for the decision on the number of players to be retained.
After the mega auction of IPL 2025, the CSK team will look completely changed. On one hand, CSK can retain players like Rituraj, Dhoni, Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Devon Conway and Pathirana. On the other hand, this team can release many players. These will include players like Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Choudhary, Tushar Deshpande, Sheikh Rashid, Mitesh Santner.
