#8 Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Players retained - MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja
Maximum players retainable via RTM - Two
Capped Indian players retainable via RTM - Zero
Uncapped Indian players retainable via RTM - Two
Overseas players retainable via RTM - Two

The second team that will make a comeback in this year's IPL is the CSK. The hashtag #whistlepodu was trending when CSK's 'Thalaiva' - MS Dhoni was retained (as expected). Dhoni's two favourite men - Raina and Jadeja were also retained. CSK fans are ecstatic and are looking forward to the auction day - an opportunity to retain two more players through RTM.
Let us have a look at the possible options -
Dwayne Bravo - CSK's best all-rounder who can bowl those well-disguised slower-yorkers and can bat in the typical Caribbean style - Bravo is worth retaining. He has been one of the biggest contributors to the team's success.
Brendon McCullum - One of the most entertaining batsmen who scored 158* in the first ever IPL T20 - McCullum opened the innings and most of the times provided a flying start to the CSK innings.
Faf du Plessis - South Africa's Test captain - du Plessis is a great middle order batsman who can hold the innings together and then attack in the slog overs. He also possesses great fielding skills.
Note - Ravichandran Ashwin cannot be retained now as the limit for the maximum number of capped Indian players (3) is reached.
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