The former CSK bowler Deepak Chahar has been associated with the franchise since 2018 but however this time, Chennai Super Kings didn’t mention his name in the retention. The bowler is confident that the franchise will buy him back like what they did in the IPL 2022 auction. The pace-bowling allrounder has been with the franchise for more than five years now, spending most of his time playing at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. However, Chahar has an injury issue that often becomes persistent during the course of a period. In the last edition of the IPL, he left the tournament mid-way due to a groin injury. Also Read: ICC Set To Face Huge Financial Loss Due to India-Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 Conflict However, Chahar is confident that the franchise will target him in the upcoming mega auction, recalling how CSK stunned everyone by placing a record-breaking bid of INR 14 crore in the 2022 auction to bring him on board. As quoted by the Times of India (TOI), Chahar said: “I was not retained by them in the last mega auction as well. But they went all out for me and bought me back. I don’t know what will happen this year, but I know my skill will be valued more now given the fact that around 90-100 runs are being scored in the powerplay and that’s why the teams are scoring more than 200 more frequently. I have proved how valuable I can be in limiting runs in that phase of the game.” He further added: “I think they will bid for me again. I would like to don the yellow jersey again and if not that, then I would want Rajasthan Royals to bid for me.” It is worth mentioning that, Chennai has already retained five key players for the upcoming IPL 2025 season, including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, and the iconic MS Dhoni, well before the auction.