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CSK retain and release 8 players ahead of IPL 2024 auction: Five-time champion MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have released 8 players ahead of IPL 2024 auction. The list includes names of players like Ben Stokes, Dwayne Pretorius, Ambati Rayudu. Let us tell you that England’s Test captain and star all-rounder Stokes has decided to withdraw from the upcoming season due to managing workload and fitness. Chennai bought him for Rs 16.25 crore in the mega auction last year.
At the same time, the franchise picked up South African all-rounder Pretorius ahead of IPL 2022 for a base price of Rs 50 lakh. He was retained for IPL 2023. However, Pretorius did not get many opportunities in two seasons. He could enter the field only in 7 matches. Pretorius has bid farewell to international cricket. On the other hand, Rayudu has retired from Indian cricket. He made this announcement after Chennai won the trophy last year. He played 203 matches in IPL and scored 4338 runs.
Players released by CSKA: Ben Stokes (England), Dwayne Pretorius (South Africa), Ambati Rayudu (India), Sisanda Magala (South Africa), Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand), Bhagat Verma (Uncapped Indian), Subhranshu Senpathy (Uncapped Indian), Akash Singh (Uncapped Indian) Uncapped Indian).
Players retained by CSKA: MS Dhoni (capt), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dubey, Rajvardhan Hungarkar, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Matisha Pathirana, Simarjit Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Thekshan, Ajin Sheikh, Rahethan, Tushar Deshpande. , Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal.