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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prasannaf" data-source="post: 9774336" data-attributes="member: 372"><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/squad/495836.html" target="_blank"> Chennai Super Kings</a>No. of players bought: 18 (8 Indian, 10 foreign)<img src="http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/122100/122183.2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Money spent: $8.6 millionBig-ticket signings: R Ashwin ($850,000), S Badrinath ($850,000)Bargain buy: Michael Hussey ($425,000)Eyebrow-raiser: Dwayne Bravo ($200,000) One that got away: Muttiah Muralitharan (Chennai bid up to $1million)   Chennai were perhaps the most disappointed at being disbanded ahead of  this auction, and understandably so. They had reached two IPL finals  (they won one), a third semi-final, and were also champions of the  Champions League. And so they attempted to keep the core of their unit  intact, first by retaining four players - three of whom are Indian  batsmen who would have been highly sought-after at the auction - and  then by buying back as many of their players as they could. They managed  seven. Chennai are unlikely to ever be short of bowling options  because, in addition to the eight specialists, they have three  allrounders in their squad. A rather well-balanced side in terms of  skills and the Indian-foreign break-up  Squad  Batsmen: Suresh Raina (retained), M Vijay (retained), Michael Hussey ($425,000), S Badrinath ($850,000), George Bailey ($50,000)Bowlers: Doug Bollinger ($700,000), R Ashwin ($850,000), Ben  Hilfenhaus ($100,000), Joginder Sharma ($150,000), Nuwan Kulasekara  ($100,000), Sudeep Tyagi ($240,000), Suraj Randiv ($80,000), Faf du  Plessis ($120,000)Allrounders: Albie Morkel (retained), Dwayne Bravo ($200,000), Scott Styris ($200,000)Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni (retained), Wriddhiman Saha ($100,000)</blockquote>

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