CSK have released 12 players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. They are Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, Sam Curran (traded to RR), Andre Siddarth, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Vijay Shankar, Vansh Bedi, Ravindra Jadeja (traded to RR) and Kamlesh Nagarkoti. CSK will go into IPL 2026 auction with ₹43.4 crore.