From bringing back former overseas players to re-signing established Indian names, Chennai hit the right notes at the IPL Auction but missed out on an X-factor player, perhaps by design.

The captain of Chennai Super Kings in 2025 is Ruturaj Gaikwad. Under his leadership, CSK continues its legacy of success, having previously won 5 IPL titles. The team was earlier led by the legendary MS Dhoni, who remains one of the most iconic captains in IPL history.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) strategically managed their Rs 55 crore purse at the IPL auction in Jeddah. They secured key players like Devon Conway, Ravichandran Ashwin and Noor Ahmed, supplementing their retained stars including MS Dhoni,

The Chennai Super Kings made some useful purchases to strengthen their squad, making them a seemingly complete package after the two-day IPL auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25.

Let's take a look at how Chennai Super Kings fared in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction and gauge the perfect probable XI for the upcoming season.

On Day 2, CSK spent ₹ 2.4 crores on Sam Curran. They also brought in Shaik Rashed and Anshul Kamboj for ₹ 30 Lakhs and ₹ 3.40 Crores respectively.

Sam Curran faces an 87% pay cut at IPL 2025 Mega Auction, joining Chennai Super Kings for ₹2.5 crore, highlighting auction dynamics.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Chennai Super Kings and MS Dhoni are synonymous with each other, just like Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It is safe to say that the mighty CSK are going through a transition phase. Before the start of IPL 2024,

Here is the list of players bought by Chennai Super Kings and full squad after Day 1 of the Indian Premier League mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The IPL 2025 mega auction concluded in Jeddah, with Rishabh Pant fetching a record-breaking Rs 27 crore from Lucknow Super Giants. Ten franchises spent a total of Rs 641.5 crore, acquiring both established stars and emerging talents.