Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Before the IPL 2019 Auction, the three-time IPL champions, including IPL 2018, C Chennai Super Kings (CSK) needed only two Indian players to fulfil their squad and they made it comfortably by picking up Mohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Retained players: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif KM, N Jagadeesan, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, David Willey, Mitchell Santner
Purchased in IPL 2019 Auction: Mohit Sharma (INR 5 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 20 lakh)
No.of Players in the squad: 25 (17 Indian players and 8 overseas players)
Total Funds Remaining: INR 3.20 crore