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CSK: The excitement is over and today, ahead of the mega auction to be held ahead of IPL 2025, all the franchises have announced the list of their retained players. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have retained 6-6 players. Whereas Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad have placed bets on 5 players each.
Chennai Super Kings spent Rs 4 crore on Dhoni
A big gift has been given to the fans on the day of Diwali. Heartthrob of crores and captain of Chennai Super Kings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be seen playing in IPL 2025. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's name is also among the 5 players retained by CSK. Chennai Super Kings has retained Dhoni for Rs 4 crore. Mahi has been retained as an uncapped player.
18 crores spent on captain
Recently the rules of IPL have been changed. In such a situation, a player who has not played international cricket for 5 years will be considered an uncapped player. Dhoni has been retained by CSK under this rule.
Apart from Dhoni, CSK has spent Rs 18 crore on captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rs 18 crore on Ravindra Jadeja. Apart from this, the franchise has retained Pathirana for Rs 13 crore and Shivam Dubey for Rs 12 crore. CSK has expressed confidence in 4 Indian players. CSK will have only one right-to-match card in the mega auction.
Dhoni's performance in IPL
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sixth highest run scorer in IPL. He has scored 5243 runs in 229 innings of 264 matches played since 2008 at an average of 39.12 and strike rate of 137.53. During this period he has scored 24 half-centuries. His highest score in the league is 84 not out. Dhoni had scored 161 runs in the last season.
Dhoni's performance in IPL
- IPL 2024 – 161 runs
- IPL 2023 – 104 runs
- IPL 2022- 232 runs
- IPL 2021 – 114 runs
- IPL 2020 – 200 runs
- IPL 2019 – 416 runs
- IPL 2018 – 455 runs
- IPL 2017 – 290 runs
- IPL 2016 – 284 runs
- IPL 2015 – 372 runs
- IPL 2014 – 371 runs
- IPL 2013 – 461 runs
- IPL 2012 – 358 runs
- IPL 2011 – 392 runs
- IPL 2010 – 287 runs
- IPL 2009 – 332 runs
- IPL 2008 – 414 runs