CSK IPL 2023 team squad complete list

Chennai Super Kings broke the bank by acquiring England Test skipper Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore making him the third-highest gainer at the IPL 2023 Auction. CSK saw an intense bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders but emerged victorious to buy Stokes.

Here is the full list of players bought by CSK at the auction in Kochi on Friday.Bought: Ben Stokes (Rs 16.25 crore), Kyle Jamieson (Rs 1 crore), Bhagath Varma (Rs 20 lakh), Ajay Mandal (Rs 20 lakh), Nishant Sindhu (Rs 60 lakh), Shaik Rasheed (Rs 20 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 50 lakh)

Retained: MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh TheekshanaPurse Remaining: Rs 1.5 croreTotal player slots available: 0Overseas slots available: 0