Chennai Super Kings made a roaring comeback in the IPL 2023 after a poor 2022 season, winning the title and beating Gujarat Titans in a nail-biting thriller in the final. CSK have a settled and quality squad, but with a few retirements and injury woes on the cards, they did plug a few holes in the squad. CSK walked into the auction with Rs 32.1 crores left. The reigning IPL champions made their biggest signing at the IPL 2024 auction when they got Daryl Mitchell for a massive sum of Rs 14 crore.  IPL 2024 Auction Round-up and Highlights.

Apart from Mitchell, CSK managed to sign young Kiwi star Rachin Ravindra and also young Indian batter Sameer Rizvi. They also made a couple of smart signings in Mustafizur Rahman and also Shardul Thakur, who will make a comeback to the CSK side.  Chennai Super Kings had earlier retained 19 players.  IPL 2024 Auction: Ten Most Expensive Players in History of Indian Premier League.

CSK Players Bought at IPL 2024 Auction: Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly

CSK Players Retained Ahead of IPL 2024 Auction:  MS Dhoni (c/wk), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana.

CSK Previous Season Recap: CSK had a solid season in the 2023 edition winning the title. Under the able guidance of MS Dhoni, CSK made their home a fortress and cruised through to the final of the competition and clinched the title in a thrilling encounter.

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