Chennai Super Kings plan to retain five players, including MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, and target R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami for IPL 2025.

Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings are looking for a wicketkeeper at the big player auction regardless of former skipper MS Dhoni's decision.

Former skipper MS Dhoni is likely to take a hefty salary cut if he is retained as an 'uncapped' player by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction.

Dive into the strategic chess moves of Chennai Super Kings as they plan to retain MS Dhoni for IPL 2025, navigating through potential.

Chennai Super Kings are arguably more desperate to understand the retention guidelines than any other franchise, as the board's policy could decide whether the legendary MS Dhoni plays another season or not.

CSK: IPL franchises are finalizing their retention lists for the upcoming mega auction, with BCCI yet to confirm the number of retentions allowed. Chennai Super Kings have shortlisted five players, including MS Dhoni,

MS Dhoni has remained tight-lipped on his CSK future but the franchise has reportedly made a bold move on their former captain.

With so much speculation around MS Dhoni 's IPL future, it seems like he may be retained by the franchise. A latest report on Rev Sports claims that the franchise is looking to retain Dhoni but at a lower retention value.

MS Dhoni is likely to be retained by Chennai Super Kings however, the record five-time IPL champs are likely to give their former captain a pay cut. Furthermore, the Yellow Army have drawn up a list of their top five retentions although BCCI is yet to reveal how many players each team will be allowed to retain.

Dhoni thus could end up playing one more season for the team that had led from the inaugural edition in 2008 until 2023, excluding the 2015 and the 2016 seasons when the franchise was suspended along with Rajasthan Royals due to corruption.