# 2025 Chennai Super Kings season

The 2025 season will be the 16th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). CSK is one of the ten teams slated to compete in the 2025 Indian Premier League. The team finished in fifth place in the previous season.

## Pre-season

The 2025 season would be the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In July 2024, the IPL Governing Council announced that a mega auction would be conducted ahead of the 2025 season. In September 2024, it was announced that the bowling coach of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Dwayne Bravo would join Kolkata Knight Riders in a mentorship role.

### Player retention

The franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad. Any Indian capped player who wasn't named in the starting XI in international cricket (Test, ODI, T20I) in the preceding five calendar years or did not have a central contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India was considered as an uncapped player for the auction. The retention cap included a maximum of five capped players (Indian and overseas players) and two uncapped players. The franchises submitted their retention lists before 31 October 2024. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retained five players including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, former captains M S Dhoni, and Ravindra Jadeja. The team also retained Shivam Dube and Matheesha Pathirana while releasing the others.
Retained players :
| No. | Player | Nationality | Salary |
| 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) |
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) |
| 81 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | ₹13 crore (US$1.5 million) |
| 25 | Shivam Dube | India | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) |
| 7 | MS Dhoni | India | ₹4 crore (US$460,000) |
Players released :
| Batters | Wicket-keepers | All-rounders | Fast bowlers | Spin bowlers |
| Ajinkya Rahane Sameer Rizvi Shaik Rasheed | Aravelly Avanish Rao Devon Conway | Ajay Mandal Daryl Mitchell Mitchell Santner Moeen Ali Nishant Sindhu Rachin Ravindra Rajvardhan Hangargekar | Deepak Chahar Mukesh Choudhary Mustafizur Rahman Richard Gleeson Shardul Thakur Simarjeet Singh Tushar Deshpande | Maheesh Theekshana Prashant Solanki |

### Auction

The auction was scheduled on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$14 million), and the franchises were deducted a specific amount from the auction purse for every retained player. CSK had a purse of ₹55 crore (US$6.3 million) before the auction after mandatory deductions against the retained players. Franchises who did not retain the maximum number of players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction. CSK had one RTM card available to be used against a capped or uncapped player.
A total of 1,574 players registered for the auction, of which 574 players were shortlisted to feature in the auction. CSK bought 20 players in the auction which included ten capped players and six overseas players. The franchise used its RTM card to buy back Rachin Ravindra for ₹4 crore (US$460,000). The Super Kings spent ₹10 crore (US$1.1 million) to buy Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad and ₹9.75 crore (US$1.1 million) on Indian all rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, who had previously played for the team till 2015. The team also bought back Mukesh Choudhary, Devon Conway, Sam Curran, and Shaik Rasheed, who had played for the franchise in the earlier seasons.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* * denotes a player who was unavailable for the season.
Chennai Super Kings squad :
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batters |||||||||
| 52 | Rahul Tripathi | India | (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹3.4 crore (US$390,000) | |
| 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | Captain |
| 66 | Shaik Rasheed | India | (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2023 | ₹30 lakh (US$34,000) | |
| 28 | Andre Siddarth | India | (2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | – | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$34,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | India | (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$460,000) | |
| 88 | Devon Conway | New Zealand | (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$720,000) | Overseas |
| 23 | Vansh Bedi | India | (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | – | 2025 | ₹55 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹9.75 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | India | (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| 25 | Shivam Dube | India | (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | |
| 57 | Deepak Hooda | India | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹1.7 crore (US$190,000) | |
| 1 | Ramakrishna Ghosh | India | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$34,000) | |
| 58 | Sam Curran | England | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2.4 crore (US$270,000) | Overseas |
| 17 | Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm slow orthodox | 2024 | ₹4 crore (US$460,000) | Overseas |
| 47 | Anshul Kamboj | India | (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹3.4 crore (US$390,000) | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||||
| 19 | Shreyas Gopal | India | (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$34,000) | |
| 15 | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist-spin | 2025 | ₹10 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| Pace bowlers |||||||||
| 10 | Jamie Overton | England | (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹1.5 crore (US$170,000) | Overseas |
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | Australia | (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas |
| 33 | Mukesh Choudhary | India | (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹30 lakh (US$34,000) | |
| 71 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹4.8 crore (US$550,000) | |
| 9 | Gurjapneet Singh | India | (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2.2 crore (US$250,000) | |
| 51 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | India | (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$34,000) | |
| 81 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹13 crore (US$1.5 million) | Overseas |

## Support staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Batting coach | Michael Hussey |
| Bowling consultant | Eric Simons |
| Bowling and fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar |
| Assistant bowling coach | Sridharan Sriram |
| Physiotherapist | Tommy Simsek |
| Trainer | Gregory King |
| Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
| Team doctor | Madhu Thottappillil |
| High performance analyst | Lakshmi Narayanan |
| Logistics manager | Sanjay Natarajan |
| Masseur | Khalil Khan |
| Source: Official website ||
Support staff changes :
| Position | Outgoing | Incoming |
| Bowling coach | Dwayne Bravo | Rajiv Kumar |
| Assistant bowling coach | — | Sridharan Sriram |

## Sponsors

| Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
| | Etihad Airways | FedEx | |

## League stage
### Points table

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
| 5 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | B | Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | A | Punjab Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 9 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 10 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |

### League progression

League progression :
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F |
| Chennai Super Kings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

## Fixtures & results

* Match 3 23 March 2025 (2025-03-23) 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings (H) | v | Mumbai Indians |
* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai