Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has been one of the most sought-after teams in the IPL. It has shown a brilliant performance under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. For the first time last year, in the history of IPL, they were knocked out before the play-offs in the United Arab Emirates.
After finishing in seventh place in IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings were doing incredibly well in the 2021 season. With covid-19 affecting the gameplay, the league was halted. But, Chennai Super Kings successfully retained the second position with five wins out of a total of matches.
Retained Players in CSK Team
The Chennai Super Kings player list of the members that have been retained from the last season for IPL 14 are:
- MS Dhoni (Captain) was retained for 15 Cr
- Suresh Raina for 11 Cr
- Narayan Jagadeesabn for 20 L
- Ruturaj Gaikwad for 20 L
- KM Asif for 40 L
- Josh Hazlewood for 2 Cr
- Karn Sharma for 5 Cr
- Ambati Rayudu for 2.2 Cr
- Deepak Chahar for 80 L
- Faf du Plessis for 1.6 Cr
- Shardul Thakur for 2.6 Cr
- Mitchell Santner for 50 L
- Dwayne Bravo for 6.4 Cr
- Lungi Ngidi for 50 L
- Sam Curran for 5.5 Cr
- Ravindra Jadeja for 7 Cr
- Imran Tahir for 1 Cr
- & R. Sai Kishore for 20 L
New Players in CSK
The new players that gained a place in the CSK team 2021 players list are:
- Moeen Ali for 7 Cr
- K Gowtham for 9.25 Cr
- Cheteshwar Pujara for 50 L
- M Harisankar Reddy for 50 L
- K. Bhagath Varma for 20 L
- C Hari Nishanth for 20 L
CSK brought both Moeen Ali and K Gowtham as spinning all-rounders who can surge the team’s strength in IPL 14. The team also acquired veteran Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara who has been giving his sweat and blood for the country in recent years to international cricket. His experience will help him shepherding the young players in CSK, which will eventually lead to the whole team’s success.
Harisankar Reddy’s entry into the team brought surprise and excitement for the fans as CSK unearthed a gem in the form of a pacer from Andhra Pradesh. Fans will be waiting with anticipation for his performance this year in the league. Additionally, two more new faces of young cricketers C Hari Nishanth and Bhagvath Varma, would be playing with Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021.
Overall, this team has a strong core of spectacular players whose experience and talent will benefit the franchise during the most brutal stages of the tournament.
Players Released from CSK IPL Team
Although we saw how CSK solidified their team by adding the best players, we were saddened to know that some of the most admired players will not be joining the team this year.
The players that were released from the CSK IPL team are:
- Piyush Chawla
- Murali Vijay
- Monu Singh
- Kedar Jadhav
- Harbhajan Singh
- Shane Watson
CSK player list 2021 has been doing phenomenally well and has taken up the challenge with great ferocity. The league is most likely to resume in September. For the location, various factors may affect it, including the covid-19 situation.
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