As IPL 2025 approaches, CSK faces tough decisions on player retention. Explore the 5 capped and 1 uncapped player likely to stay with Chennai Super Kings, including stars like Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ravichandran Ashwin has offered a unique perspective on Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) retention strategy ahead of the mega auction, suggesting that MS Dhoni should be retained as a capped player rather than as an uncapped player.

CSK should retain MS Dhoni as an uncapped player, Ravichandran Ashwin has reckoned. He has suggested that young Sameer Rizvi should be picked as an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore by CSK.

As CSK debates retention, Ashwin's take on not forgetting loyalty towards the icons and being on the other end to balance dynamics of auction raises more questions.

The IPL Governing Council's decision to bring back the rule that Indian players who've not played internationally for five or more years can be retained as ‘uncapped' provided CSK a route to retain five-time IPL-winning captain Dhoni for just Rs 4 crore.

As each IPL franchise is set to present its retention list soon, speculations on who could be retained and who would make it to the auction are at large. As varied opinions are amplifying on social media,

R Ashwin has given a blockbuster comment on MS Dhoni and said that he would retain the former Chennai Super Kings captain as a capped player. CSK can retain Dhoni as an uncapped player. The franchise will have to pay him a sum of Rs 4 crore if he is retained in the uncapped category.