Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings had a good start in IPL 2024, but later there were many ups and downs in their performance. Subsequently, they were eliminated from the playoffs after losing in their final do-or-die match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru. This season, many players from Chennai Super Kings got continuous opportunities, but they could not capitalize on them.

In the 17th season, Chennai Super Kings saw a brilliant performance from their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and he was the highest run-scorer for the team. Apart from this, Shivam Dubey also performed well in the first half. However, apart from these two players, there were many prominent names who failed to perform well and could possibly be released before the next season.

Chennai Super Kings can release these 3 players before IPL 2025

3. Shardul Thakur

Indian fast bowler Shardul Thakur was a part of Chennai Super Kings from 2018 to 2021, but in 2022 he was seen playing for Delhi Capitals and in 2023 for Kolkata Knight Riders. In this season's auction, Chennai Super Kings once again bought him at a price of Rs 4 crore. However, Shardul could not do anything special this season and could take only 5 wickets in 9 matches. At the same time, he gave away runs at an economy rate of 9.75. In such a situation, considering Shardul's mediocre performance, there is little hope of him being retained.

2. Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane was bought by Chennai Super Kings at a base price of Rs 50 lakh in the auction held before IPL 2023. He played an important role in making his team champion last season, but this season he could not score even a single half-century. He scored 242 runs in 13 matches this season at a strike rate of 123.47. Looking at his poor performance, it can be said that CSK may release him next season and he may also go unsold.

1. Deepak Chahar

Indian fast bowler Deepak Chahar has been an important part of Chennai Super Kings since IPL 2018, but he has not been able to play continuously in the last three seasons due to injury and has also been out of the tournament. He was bought by CSK for Rs 14 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2022, but he was out of the tournament that season due to injury. Apart from this, he could play only 10 matches in 2023 and only 8 matches in 2024 and remained out of other matches due to injury. His performance has also not been anything special. In such a situation, it seems difficult to retain him at such a high price.