Chennai Super Kings Release Three Players Ahead Of IPL 2019

Ahead of the upcoming auction for the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), defending champions Chennai Super Kings have released three players. England star Mark Wood headlines the omissions while the other two are uncapped players, Kshitiz Sharma and Kanishk Seth. The franchise announced the news on Wednesday,

Wood played just one game for the Chennai Super League in the last edition of the IPL. The right-arm pacer had gone wicketless and had later returned to his country to play domestic games. On the other hand, Kshitiz and Seth warmed the bench throughout the season.

Chennai Super Kings have also decided to retain the 22 other players that were part of the title-win last year. The retention includes David Willey, who had been drafted in as a replacement for the injured Kedar Jadhav in the 2018 edition.

Super Clarification! We'll get to see more of those miraculous sixes and our beloved Villain in #Yellove, come summer! #WhistlePodu ?? pic.twitter.com/J5JTjrSvDz

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 14, 2018

All franchises are required to submit their list of retentions before the November 15 deadline. The IPL auction for the upcoming season will take place in December.

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings will be keen to build a solid team in order to repeat their last season’s heroics. They along with Rajasthan Royals returned to the league last season after serving two-year bans on corruption charges. But while Royals failed to make much of an impression, Super Kings went on to win the title.

Two-year absence, team full of players aged over 30, home venue shifted but in the end nothing could stop Chennai Super Kings from concluding their comeback season in a fairy-tale manner. They beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final to lift the title. The win also made them only the second team after Mumbai Indians to win the IPL title thrice.