Mega auction has been announced for IPL 2025. BCCI is going to organize it on 24th and 25th November, in which the fate of 1574 players will be decided as to which team they will play for. This time, star player Rishabh Pant will also be present in the mega auction, because Delhi Capitals surprisingly did not retain him. Now all eyes are fixed on him. Media reports have claimed that Chennai Super Kings is going to buy him in the next season and he can be seen playing with Dhoni. After hearing about the two star players coming together, the interest of the fans has increased whether this is really going to happen? Amidst these discussions, for the first time CSK has spoken openly about Pant.

Talked to Dhoni regarding Pant

Kasi Vishwanathan revealed that he had talks with MS Dhoni, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and coach Stephen Fleming regarding Rishabh Pant. Everyone discussed at length about bidding for Pant in the mega auction. After deep discussion, it was decided to bring back those players who helped the team progress in the last few years. The CEO of Chennai Super Kings made this disclosure while talking to former team player Ambati Rayudu on Provoke TV.

Kashi Vishwanathan told that his franchise is thinking of buying back its own players. She wants the lineup of IPL 2024 to remain the same. There is very little money left in their purse so CSK will not go after big names in the mega auction. However, CSK CEO said that he will try his best to bring Pant to the team but considering the purse, it seems difficult to do so. He will not be able to compete against the other team.

CSK has a purse of only Rs 55 crores

Chennai Super Kings has retained 5 players for IPL 2025. CSK has given Rs 18 crore to retain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rs 18 crore to Ravindra Jadeja, Rs 13 crore to Mathisha Pathirana, Rs 12 crore to Shivam Dubey and Rs 4 crore to MS Dhoni. Let us tell you that Dhoni has been retained as an uncapped player. In this way, the franchise has spent a total of Rs 65 crore for these 5 players, while the entire purse is Rs 120 crore. That means now he has only Rs 55 crore left to complete the rest of the team in the mega auction.