 "MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja are among the players retained by Chennai Super Kings for the 18th season of the Indian Premier League. PTI")
Not only is MS Dhoni set to make another appearance for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, he is set to reunite with Ravichandran Ashwin with the spin legend returning to the ‘Yellow Army’ after a decade. Dhoni, additionally, made headlines ahead of the auction after getting retained as an ‘Uncapped’ player , with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja getting the top retentions at Rs 18 crore each. Sri Lankan pace sensation Matheesha Pathirana and Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube were the other players retained, at Rs 13 crore and Rs 12 crore respectively.
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Besides Ashwin, who will also be reuniting with Jadeja after abruptly announcing his retirement midway during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, CSK also bought back Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway , using their Right To Match card for the former, as well as English all-rounder Sam Curran.
Chennai Super Kings squad for IPL 2025
Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Noor Ahmad, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Khaleel Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Chaudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth.
Chennai Super Kings schedule for IPL 2025
Sunday, 23 March, 7.30 pm: vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai
Friday, 28 March, 7.30 pm: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai
Sunday, 30 March, 7.30 pm: vs Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati
Saturday, 5 April, 3.30 pm: vs Delhi Capitals in Chennai
Tuesday, 8 April, 7.30 pm: vs Punjab Kings in Mullanpur
Friday, 11 April, 7.30 pm: vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai
Monday, 14 April, 7.30 pm: vs Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow
Sunday, 20 April, 7.30 pm: vs Mumbai Indians in Mumbai
Friday, 25 April, 7.30 pm: vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai
Wednesday, 30 April, 7.30 pm: vs Punjab Kings in Chennai
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More ShortsSaturday, 3 May, 7.30 pm: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru
Wednesday, 7 May, 7.30 pm: vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata
Monday, 12 May, 7.30 pm: vs Rajasthan Royals in Chennai
Sunday, 18 May, 3.30 pm: vs Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad
How Chennai Super Kings had fared in the previous IPL season
Wicketkeeper-batter Ruturaj Gaikwad succeeded Dhoni as the captain after the latter quietly stepped down from the role ahead of the 17th season, and his journey as captain of the five-time champions was off to a positive start . CSK defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in its first two games, and were in the top-half of the table after collecting four wins in their first six matches of the season.
Things, however, started going downhill for them following back-to-back losses against Lucknow Super Giants in a space of four days, with the Super Kings failing to defend a target in both games. They were playing catch-up from thereon and eventually found themselves in a must-win situation against ‘Kaveri’ rivals RCB at the Chinnaswamy in their final league match of the season.
It wasn’t even a victory that CSK needed to qualify for the playoffs – they simply needed to score 201 runs after the Royal Challengers posted 218 on the board. And at the crease were a well-set Ravindra Jadeja along with a legendary finisher in ‘MSD’.
Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, however, bowled the over of a lifetime, dismissing Dhoni right after getting hit for a six and conceding just one run in the remaining four deliveries to not only knock the five-time champions out of the tournament and send RCB into the playoffs , but to also redeem himself for his forgettable over to Rinku Singh in Ahmedabad in the previous season.