IPL: CSK retains MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina; KKR releases Gautam Gambhir

Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will once again be seen in his favourite yellow jersey in the Indian Premier Leagues IPL 2018 season as the Chennai Super Kings retained the Ranchi stumper along with Suresh Raina and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja Dhoni has been retained for Rs 15 crore while Raina and Jadeja were kept for Rs 11 crore and Rs 7 crore respectivelyThe CSK franchise back into the IPL fold after serving a twoyear ban has two RighttoMatch options left which they can use during the IPL auction on January 27 and 28Thirumbi vandhutomnu sollu ethu00c2u009fbrvbaru00c2u0081ethu00c2u009fbrvbaru00c2u0081ethu00c2u009fbrvbaru00c2u0081ReturnOfTheSuperKings SummerIsComing WhistlePodu pictwittercomrlCISI9iXQmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018Welcome back to the den dearest Thala ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0094yenethu00c2u009fu00c2u009au00c2u0081ethu00c2u009fbrvbaru00c2u0081ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u009bReturnOfTheSuperKings SummerIsComing WhistlePodu pictwittercomRhCcv95idxmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018Thakida thakida thakida Thala msdhoniReturnOfTheSuperKingsSummerIsComing WhistlePodu goosebumps ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0094yen pictwittercomhnkcXN6QOvmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018Our very own Chinna Thala aka MrIPL is back to Fortress Chepauk ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0094yenethu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u009bethu00c2u009fbrvbaru00c2u0081ReturnOfTheSuperKings SummerIsComing WhistlePodu pictwittercomOSrmhgmMMCmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018The KnowledgeableChennaiCrowd awaits you Chinna Thala ImRaina ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u009bReturnOfTheSuperKings SummerIsComing WhistlePodu pictwittercomZe27oU5KfNmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018The Royal Navghan the Rajput boy the ever beloved Sir is now here acircu00c2u009au00c2u0094iumlcedilu00c2u008fethu00c2u009fbrvbaru00c2u0081ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u009bReturnOfTheSuperKings SummerIsComing WhistlePodu pictwittercomJjqof6niHFmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018To more incredible victories for the Yellow Brigade with imjadeja ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u009bReturnOfTheSuperKings SummerIsComing WhistlePodu pictwittercom27qw0SOfIGmdash Chennai Super Kings ChennaiIPL January 4 2018Rajasthan Royals the other franchise to return after a twoyear ban has retained Australia skipper Steve Smith Rs 12 crore and surprisingly pushed the likes of star batsman Ajinkya Rahane back into the auction poolThe other surprise came in the form of Gautam Gambhir who was sent into the auction pool despite guiding the Kolkata Knight Riders KKR to lifting the silverware twice 2012 and 2014The Shah Rukh Khancoowned franchise retained the West Indian duo of Sunil Narine Rs 85 crore and Andre Russell Rs 7 croreSimilarly Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB released West Indian powerhitter Chris Gayle while retaining India skipper Virat Kohli Rs 17 crore South African AB de Villiers Rs 11 crore and young Sarfraz Khan Rs 175 croreDelhi Daredevils expectedly retained the young Indian duo of Rishabh Pant Rs 8 crore and Shreyas Iyer Rs 7 crore along with South African allrounder Chris Morris Rs 71 croreMumbai Indians also went along expected lines retaining their threetime IPL winning skipper Rohit Sharma Rs 15 crore along with allrounder Hardik Pandya Rs 11 crore and deathovers bowling specialist Jasprit Bumrah Rs 7 croreRohit guided the Mumbai franchise to IPL titles in 2013 2015 and 2017Sunrisers Hyderabad also sprang a surprise by releasing India opener Shikhar Dhawan and Afghanistan spin sensation Rashid Khan but retained Australian David Warner Rs 12 crore along with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar Rs 8 croreAfter another dismal 2017 season Kings XI Punjab retained just leftarm spinner Axar Patel Rs 675 crore for the next seasonCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go