Chennai Super Kings retained five players - captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs. 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs. 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs. 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs. 18 crore) and MS Dhoni - ahead of the mega auction next month, leaving them with one RTM option and a purse of Rs. 55 crore.
MS Dhoni, former CSK and India captain, has been retained for mere Rs. 4 crore by the IPL franchise.