Ahead of the IPL 2020 auction, three-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are likely to release their star players like Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay and few other well-known cricketers.

If the reports of My Khel are to be believed, CSK have decided to let go their star performer of 2018 IPL Ambati Rayudu and also their leading batsman Kedar Jadhav. The local boy Murali Vijay also set to go into the auctions since he hardly got any opportunity in the last season with the presence of Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis at the top.

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The report also claims that Jadhav and Rayudu are being put back in the auction pool so as CSK can fetch them back at a cheaper price.

IPL’s off season trade window is open till November 14 and the franchises will have to submit their final list of retained and released players by that date.

Aside from these three, leg-spinner Karn Sharma and pacer Shardul Thakur are also set to be released by CSK. While Shardul leaked runs at crucial stages in the previous season, Karn didn’t get much chance with Imran Tahir in the line-up.

Besides, the franchise also making a look into the payouts for the respective cricketers. Karn was picked for INR 5 Crore in 2018 whereas Thakur joined the team for INR 2 Crores.