Indian Premier League 2018: Players likely to be retained by each franchisee

Chennai Super Kings

Retain: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo

RTM: Suresh Raina, Brendon McCullum

Guess who's back? M.S.D

They're back! IPL's most decorated team is back after a 2 year hiatus. With the option of being able to retain up to 5 players, the Super Kings would be delighted to bring their regulars back in yellow jerseys.

'Captain cool' MSD, 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja and 'Champion' DJ Bravo are likely to be retained to form a strong core consisting of a captain wicket keeper batsman, and two all rounders.

IPL's most consistent batsman Suresh Raina could be retained ahead of Bravo or Jadeja, but could possibly be put into the auctions as well. This could be because his recent poor form might see him being sold at a lower price.

Ravichandran Ashwin would have been the obvious fifth choice, but owing to the cap on maximum Indian capped players that can be selected, Brendon McCullum could be the fifth and final player to be retained.