The defending champions will be eyeing the record sixth title in the IPL 2024 as it might be the last season for their legendary skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Chennai Super Kings entered the auction with a massive purse of INR 31.4 crore and only six slots to fill, including three overseas slots. The release of Ben Stokes allowed them to have a big purse going into the auctions.
They had to buy a couple of first-team players and a few backup players and as always, Chennai Super Kings were apt in the auctions as well.
| Player | IPL Price |
| MS Dhoni | 12 crore |
| Moeen Ali | 8 crore |
| Deepak Chahar | 14 crore |
| Devon Conway | 1 crore |
| Tushar Deshpande | 20 lakh |
| Shivam Dube | 4 crore |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 6 crore |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 1.5 crore |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 16 crore |
| Ajay Mandal | 20 lakh |
| Mukesh Choudhary | 20 lakh |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 20 lakh |
| Ajnikya Rahane | 50 lakh |
| Shaik Rasheed | 20 lakh |
| Mitchell Santner | 1.9 crore |
| Simarjeet Singh | 20 lakh |
| Nishant Sindhu | 60 lakh |
| Prashant Solanki | 1.2 crore |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 70 lakh |
CSK are known for winning the auctions as well and they did it once again in the auctions for the IPL 2024. The Chennai-based franchise had to fill only six slots with INR 31.4 crore in their purse.
They made Shardul Thakur the first signing with a bargain price of INR 4 crore. They made another steal by signing Rachin Ravindra for a price of just INR 1.80 crore.
However, CSK needed a solid middle-order batter to replace Ben Stokes and Ambati Rayudu; hence, they spent big on Daryl Mitchell as CSK shelled out INR 14 crore for the Kiwi all-rounder. Later, CSK also spent big on Sameer Rizvi before completing their squad with the signing of Mustafizur Rahman and Aravelly Avanish.
| Player | IPL Salary |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 crore |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1.80 crore |
| Daryl Mitchell | 14 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | 8.40 crore |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 2 crore |
| Aravelly Avanish | 20 lakh |
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