The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the upcoming edition of 2021 has started in Chennai and it will be engrossing to see how each of the teams finally shapes up. Here is what the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is up to in the auctions.

Before the Auction:

Retained Players: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, R Sai Kishore

Released Players: Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Monu Singh, Shane Watson

Available Purse Value: ₹22.90 Crore

Here is the list of players they bought during the auction:

#1 Moeen Ali – ₹7 Crores

Moeen Ali, who is one of the best all-rounders in the world was bought by CSK in the auction of the 14th edition of the IPL as he was bought by the franchise for as many as ₹7 Crores. In the last season, he played 3 matches for the RCB in which he amassed just 12 runs and scalped one wicket as well.

#2 Krishnappa Gowtham – ₹9.25 Crores

Krishnappa Gowtham, who is one of the best all-rounders in the domestic cricket in India was bought by CSK in the auction of the 14th edition of the IPL as he was bought by the franchise for as many as ₹9.25 Crores. In the last season, he played 2 matches for the Punjab Kings in which he amassed just 42 runs and scalped one wicket as well.

#3 Cheteshwar Pujara – ₹50 Lakhs

India’s Cheteshwar Pujara got an opening bid of ₹50 Lakhs from CSK and he was sold to CSK! A round of applause within the auction room as Pujara goes to CSK as he is back to IPL after 2014.

#4 Harisankar Reddy – ₹20 Lakhs

Harisankar Reddy goes to CSK for ₹20 lakhs.

#5 K. Bhagath Varma – ₹20 Lakhs

K. Bhagath Varma goes to CSK for ₹20 lakhs.

#6 Hari Nishaanth – ₹20 Lakhs

Hari Nishaanth goes to CSK for ₹20 lakhs.