Here are the 18 players of Chennai Super Kings bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.
We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.
We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.
| Sr No. | Player | Team | Offer Price | Purchased Price | Role |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | India | Retained | - | Batsman |
| 2 | Suresh Raina | India | Retained | - | All-rounder |
| 3 | Murali Vijay | India | Retained | - | Batsmen |
| 4 | Albie Morkel | South Africa | Retained | - | All-rounder |
| 5 | Michael Hussey | Australia | $200,000 | $425,000 | Batsman |
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | $100,000 | $100,000 | Wicket-keeper |
| 7 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | $200,000 | $200,000 | All-rounder |
| 8 | Doug Bollinger | Australia | $200,000 | $700,000 | Bowler |
| 9 | R Ashwin | India | $100,000 | $850,000 | Bowler |
| 10 | S Badrinath | India | $100,000 | $800,000 | Batsman |
| 11 | Scott Styris | New Zealand | $100,000 | $200,000 | All-rounder |
| 12 | Ben Hilfenhaus | Australia | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bowler |
| 13 | Joginder Sharma | India | $100,000 | $150,000 | Bowler |
| 14 | Nuwan Kulasekara | Sri Lanka | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bowler |
| 15 | Sudeep Tyagi | India | $50,000 | $240,000 | Bowler |
| 16 | Suraj Randiv | Sri Lanka | $50,000 | $80,000 | Bowler |
| 17 | George Bailey | Australia | $50,000 | $50,000 | Batsman |
| 18 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | $20,000 | $120,000 | Batsman |
