Ajay Jadeja a former cricketer, believes that MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja will be the obvious choices to keep for the Chennai Super Kings before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
The ten IPL teams can keep up to six players from their IPL 2024 squad, with a limit of five capped players (from India and overseas) and a maximum of two uncapped players before the mega auction.
“MS Dhoni for sure. There’s no doubt about that especially because he’s now an uncapped player. He’s done a lot for the team and doesn’t want to be treated as the top player. His value is unquestioned. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain, and he’s had a good year, so they’ll want to keep him as well. Ravindra Jadeja can’t be left out either. So, I think these three are perfect for them,” Jadeja said on JioCinema.
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Ex-India batter Aakash Chopra thinks the Right to Match (RTM) card will help CSK, the five-time IPL champions. “I don’t think they’ll keep five players. They might go for 3-4. I see two players worth 18 crores in Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja. If they want to keep them, they have to match that price. Besides, they have MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, and Matheesha Pathirana.”
Chopra also discussed the potential auction plans for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) suggesting they might let go of their current captain, Faf du Plessis.
Meanwhile Jadeja thinks RCB will be careful with their IPL 2025 player keepers. He said the we don’t even need to talk about Virat Kohli; he’s like Dhoni.
