| 2025 season | |||
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| Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
| Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad | ||
| Ground(s) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ||
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The 2025 season will be the 16th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). CSK is one of the ten teams slated to compete in the 2025 Indian Premier League. The team finished in fifth place in the previous season.
Pre-season
Further information: List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changesThe 2025 season would be the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In July 2024, the IPL Governing Council announced that a mega auction would be conducted ahead of the 2025 season. In September 2024, it was announced that the bowling coach of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Dwayne Bravo would join Kolkata Knight Riders in a mentorship role.
Player retention
The franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad. Any Indian capped player who wasn't named in the starting XI in international cricket (Test, ODI, T20I) in the preceding five calendar years or did not have a central contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India was considered as an uncapped player for the auction. The retention cap included a maximum of five capped players (Indian and overseas players) and two uncapped players. The franchises submitted their retention lists before 31 October 2024. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retained five players including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, former captains M S Dhoni, and Ravindra Jadeja. The team also retained Shivam Dube and Matheesha Pathirana while releasing the others.
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Auction
The auction was scheduled on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$14 million), and the franchises were deducted a specific amount from the auction purse for every retained player. CSK had a purse of ₹55 crore (US$6.4 million) before the auction after mandatory deductions against the retained players. Franchises who did not retain the maximum number of players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction. CSK had one RTM card available to be used against a capped or uncapped player.
A total of 1,574 players registered for the auction, of which 574 players were shortlisted to feature in the auction. CSK bought 20 players in the auction which included ten capped players and six overseas players. The franchise used its RTM card to buy back Rachin Ravindra for ₹4 crore (US$470,000). The Super Kings spent ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) to buy Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad and ₹9.75 crore (US$1.1 million) on Indian all rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, who had previously played for the team till 2015. The team also bought back Mukesh Choudhary, Devon Conway, Sam Curran, and Shaik Rasheed, who had played for the franchise in the earlier seasons.
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||||||
| 52 | Rahul Tripathi |  |
(1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹3.4 crore (US$400,000) | |
| 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | |
(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | Captain |
| 66 | Shaik Rasheed | |
(2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2023 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 28 | Andre Siddarth | |
(2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | – | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | |
(1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 88 | Devon Conway |  |
(1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$730,000) | Overseas |
| 23 | Vansh Bedi | |
(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | – | 2025 | ₹55 lakh (US$64,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | |
(1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹9.75 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | |
(1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | |
(1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| 25 | Shivam Dube | |
(1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | |
| 10 | Jamie Overton |  |
(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| 57 | Deepak Hooda | |
(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | ₹1.7 crore (US$200,000) | |
| 1 | Ramakrishna Ghosh | |
(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 58 | Sam Curran | |
(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| 17 | Rachin Ravindra | |
(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm slow orthodox | 2024 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | Overseas |
| 47 | Anshul Kamboj | |
(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹3.4 crore (US$400,000) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 72 | Nathan Ellis |  |
(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas |
| 33 | Mukesh Choudhary | |
(1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 71 | Khaleel Ahmed | |
(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹4.8 crore (US$560,000) | |
| 9 | Gurjapneet Singh | |
(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2025 | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) | |
| 51 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | |
(1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 81 | Matheesha Pathirana |  |
(2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹13 crore (US$1.5 million) | Overseas |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 19 | Shreyas Gopal | |
(1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 15 | Noor Ahmad |  |
(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist-spin | 2025 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| Source: CSK Squad | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
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| CEO | Kasinath Viswanathan |
| Team manager | Russell Radhakrishnan |
| Consultant | Sundar Raman |
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Batting coach | Michael Hussey |
| Bowling coach | |
| Bowling consultant | Eric Simons |
| Fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar |
| Physio | Tommy Simsek |
| Physical trainer | Greg King |
| Team doctor | Madhu Thottappillil |
| Source: Official website | |
| Position | Outgoing | Incoming | Ref. |
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| Bowling coach | Dwayne Bravo | TBA |
Sponsors
| Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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| Etihad Airways | FedEx |
League stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | A/B | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | A/B | Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | A/B | Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | A/B | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | A/B | Lucknow Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | A/B | Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | A/B | Punjab Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | A/B | Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | A/B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | A/B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
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