Chennai Super Kings has bought a total of 21 players during the IPL auction 2022 and have completed their squad of 25 players for IPL 2022. Their most expensive pick was Deepak Chahar, who has been bought for Rs. 14 crores. Some other top picks of Chennai Super Kings were Ambati Rayudu (6.75 crores), Dwayne Bravo (4.4 crores), and Shivam Dube (Rs. 4 crores).
The team has retained 4 players in their squad namely Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Chennai Super Kings will come up with their best XI in the opening match of IPL 2022 and it is expected that Ruturaj Gaikwad might be the opener for the team. The right-handed batsman ended as the top run-getter for the team last season and he slammed 635 runs in 16 games to win the orange cap. The team retained him for Rs. 6 crores. Gaikwad will be the first choice of opener for CSK.