Chennai Super Kings: The performance of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the most successful team of the Indian Premier League (IPL), was not very good in IPL 2024. Because, the CSK team could not make it to the playoffs. Due to which now the management of the CSK team can make big changes in IPL 2025.

While keeping in mind the mega auction of IPL 2025, changes in CSK are believed to be certain. Let us tell you that this time the CSK team can release many big players from its team. In which the names of team captain Rituraj Gaikwad and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are also coming up.

Chennai Super Kings may release Gaikwad

MS Dhoni resigned from captaincy even before IPL 2024 started. After which Chennai Super Kings chose opener Rituraj Gaikwad as the captain of their team. However, CSK could not reach the playoffs under Gaikwad's captaincy.

Due to which it is believed that CSK can now make some other player the captain of the team. Therefore, Riturak Gaikwad may not be seen playing for the Chennai Super Kings team in IPL 2025.

The team can also release Jadeja

Chennai Super Kings team's veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja batted brilliantly in the final of IPL 2023 and made the team champion. But now Jadeja's performance is not going well in IPL.

Whereas now Jadeja has also announced his retirement from T20 International. Due to which now Chennai Super Kings can also release Jadeja from their team before the mega auction. Ravindra Jadeja did not have any significant contribution in bowling and batting in IPL 2024.

These 18 players can also be released

Keeping the mega auction in mind, Chennai Super Kings can retain MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Deepak Chahar, Shivam Dubey and Tushar Deshpande in their team. Apart from this, the team can release 18 big players from their squad.

In which the names of Moeen Ali, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Chaudhary, Mathisha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Sheikh Rashid, Mitchell Santner, Simarjit Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avneesh Rao Aravalli can be included.