The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reintroduced a rule for the uncapped category of Indian players ahead of IPL Auction 2025.

Chennai Super Kings might have some headaches while deciding on their retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions. CSK might retain only five players of which two can be uncapped. Here is a list of players the five-time champions might retain and release ahead of the auctions.

BCCI’s IPL retention rules reveal that a capped Indian player becomes uncapped if not in the starting XI for five years. MS Dhoni, last playing in July 2019, is now uncapped, potentially saving CSK ₹4 crore during the auction.

While Dhoni played a limited role in 2024, coming in as a finisher late in the innings, his influence on the team remains immense. He had earlier stated that his decision to continue in the IPL would

Dhoni retired in 2020, but his last appearance for India was in July 2019 during the WC semi-final loss to New Zealand

The revised players' retention rules have allowed CSK to retain their iconic captain, MS Dhoni, as an uncapped player.

This rule will give two benefits to CSK. They can retain Dhoni for only INR 4 crores, means more money to either retain other players or use in the auction. Also, since Dhoni would be retained as an uncapped player, CSK could retain an extra capped player which wouldn’t have been possible without the return of this rule that was scrapped in 2021.

Governing Council (GC) released the new rules regarding the retention policies ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, which is likely to be held around the later stages of November, 2024. With the mega action time nearing,

Mumbai: Ahead of the IPL mega auction, each team can retain a maximum of 5 players. One player can also be acquired through Right to Match (RTM). That is, a team can retain six players. The biggest feature is that there is no difference between foreign stars and Indian stars.