Complete List Of Players Retained By Chennai Super Kings (CSK) In IPL 2022

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has retained MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali for IPL 2022.

The IPL 2022 retention list is out with most of the teams having retained four players, which was the maximum limit set by the IPL Governing Council.

The IPL 2022 will see the addition of two new franchises (from Ahmedabad and Lucknow). The majority of players will go under the hammer which brings another grand auction in the cash-rich league, just like the one in IPL 2011.

CSK are the holders of IPL 2021 after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the final. This was their fourth title and they were just one behind their rivals Mumbai Indians.

MS Dhoni is the charming luck of the Yellow Army is not going anywhere as speculations had earlier suggested. Dhoni has won four titles with the franchise and is also the longest-serving captain of any team in the history of IPL.

MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad retained by CSK

Dhoni’s charisma and sharpness in decision-making make him the most wanted player for any team, irrespective of his age.

Maharashtra batter Ruturaj Gaikwad was one of the best finds for CSK in the last couple of years and also turned out to be their star campaigner in IPL 2021.

Ruturaj had an unforgettable season where he scored 635 runs from 16 innings to hold the Orange Cap and also smashed a whirlwind century against Rajasthan Royals.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has scored 2386 runs and picked 127 wickets in his IPL career and has been with CSK for eight years. Jadeja could be looked at as the potential leader for the franchise after Dhoni retires from the game.

Moeen Ali brought stability to CSK’s batting order in IPL 2021, one of the major aspects of the team’s massive turnaround after a poor campaign in IPL 2020.

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The England all-rounder scored 357 runs from 15 innings at the strike rate of 137.30 in IPL 2021 and also returned with six wickets with the ball.

There will be a massive reshuffle of players as teams are allowed to retain not more than four players subject to the salary price tagged by BCCI.

According to BCCI’s retention policy, the salary of each player in case a team retains four players – Rs 16 crore for Player 1, Rs 12 crore for Player 2, Rs 8 crore for Player 3 and Rs 6 crore for Player 4.

This means a total of Rs 42 crore will be deducted from the team’s purse before they enter the mega auction of IPL 2022.

CSK’s retained players with price tags:-

Ravindra Jadeja (16 cr)
MS Dhoni (12 cr)
Moeen Ali (8 cr)
Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 cr)

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