Former India player turned commentator Ajay Jadeja added that MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja will be the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ideal retentions before the IPL 2025 auction. He also feels Matheesha Pathirana could be the only overseas player the CSK might want to retain.
“One is MS Dhoni for sure. There is no doubt about that because firstly he has become an uncapped player now and he has shown for so many years that he doesn’t desire to be No. 1 or No. 2 to make the team. So there is no doubt at that value. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad had a good year, so you will want to keep him as well. You cannot leave Ravindra, I am not talking about Rachin, I am talking about Jadeja. I feel these three are perfect for them,” he added.
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However, MS Dhoni scored 161 runs at an average of 53.67 and a strike rate of 220.54 in 11 innings in IPL 2024 as well. Gaikwad was CSK’s highest run-scorer this season, amassing 583 runs at an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 141.16 in 14 innings as well. Meanwhile, Jadeja scored 267 runs at an average of 44.50 and a strike rate of 142.78 in 11 innings as well.
“I don’t see any other player who they won’t get back because this is a big auction. The small auction remains in your mind, the amount Mitchell Starc got, and the entire world was running after him. If the team is already prepared, and money is left, they are spent differently. When the teams are getting built, even names in the first round go unsold at times and come back again,” he added.
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“So if a team wants to change their style, the fewer you retain, it’s better. So these three according to me will be retained for sure. You would not want to leave Pathirana. I am seeing him as one among the overseas players. You need to keep players not because of the money, but their style. So I feel these four will be their main players and they will keep two RTMs,” Ajay Jadeja concluded.
