CSK opened the coffers for two uncapped players, also bought Rahul Chahar; Sarfaraz Khan returns after 3 years, full squad of Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings Full Squad: Chennai Super Kings, which failed miserably in IPL 2025, had gone in search of 9 players in this auction. The team also had a big purse of Rs 43.4 crore. The franchise also invested the most in young players in this auction.

He has spent crores on players who have done wonders in the small leagues of India. Due to which now the team seems ready to become champion for the sixth time. In the end the team was left with Rs 2.40 crores.

Chennai Super Kings came up with a new strategy

Chennai Super Kings had entered the auction this time with a changed strategy. The team bid heavily on uncapped Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer. Both the players have been bought for Rs 14.20 crore. Apart from this, the team also spent Rs 2 crore on West Indies star player Akil Hussain. After this CSK made a bid of Rs 5.20 crore on Rahul Chahar. After Chahar, CSK bought Matthew Short for Rs 1.50 crore, Matt Henry for Rs 2 crore, Sarfaraz Khan for Rs 75 lakh.

Chennai Super Kings bought these players

• Karthik Sharma- 14.20 crores
• Prashant Veer- 14.20 crores
• Akil Hussain- 2 crores
• Matthew Short – 1.50 crores
• Aman Khan- 40 lakhs
• Sarfaraz Khan- 75 lakhs
• Rahul Chahar- 5.20 crores
• Matt Henry – 2 crores
• Zachary Foulkes- 75 lakhs