Cricinfo said:
The point of discussion concerning Dhoni was which place he should take on the retention list. Dhoni wanted the lowest of the four rungs. The Super Kings, meanwhile, felt placing him as the top player made more sense, as it would swell their purse ahead of the next auction in case he decided to retire after the 2022 season. Eventually, Dhoni took the second spot, with Jadeja, at INR 16 crore, the first retention.
Dhoni wanted less money while the franchise wants to pay him more money! The employer rejects the employee's request for lower pay cheque, and hands him double the requested pay cheque. Just "Dhoni / CSK happenings"
Ruturaj accepting his retention at 6 crores is another biggie! He could've easily rejected the offer to be retained at 6 crores and a new team would've offered him 8+ or he might've gone beyond that in auction. Especially when we are reading news about players wanting to get the top most retention amount bracket and rejecting offers to be retained, this is another validation of the CSK brand/loyalty that has played a part in Ruturaj accepting the lowest pay grade. Its good that he doesn't jump from 50L to 10+C. He can continue to play without "price tag pressure" at a time when he's cementing his international career
And CSK have announced that they're going to be putting all effort in buying back the regulars (just like what CSK have done over the years). So expect them to go hard on Shardul, Deepak, Curran, Faf, Hazlewood, etc. Not sure how they'll treat Raina, Rayudu, Uthappa, Tahir (do these guys feature in CSK's future plans - tough to say; I dont see Raina being picked by CSK again if his absence in the IPL 2021 playoffs is any indicator).