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IPL 2026 · CSK · 25 players

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai · MA Chidambaram Stadium

Captain

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Head coach

Stephen Fleming

Titles

5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)

Ownership

Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd

Full squad

IPL 2026 list including published replacements. Auction sheets can still shift mid-window.

Batters (3)

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad

    Captain

  • Dewald Brevis

    Overseas

  • Sarfaraz Khan

Wicket-keepers (4)

  • MS Dhoni

  • Urvil Patel

  • Sanju Samson

    Trade from RR

  • Kartik Sharma

All-rounders (8)

  • Anshul Kamboj

  • Dian Forrester

    Overseas

  • Macneil Noronha

  • Shivam Dube

  • Prashant Veer

  • Matthew Short

    Overseas

  • Aman Khan

  • Zak Foulkes

    Overseas

Bowlers (10)

  • Akash Madhwal

  • Kuldip Yadav

  • Noor Ahmad

    Overseas

  • Mukesh Choudhary

  • Spencer Johnson

    Overseas

  • Shreyas Gopal

  • Gurjapneet Singh

  • Akeal Hosein

    Overseas

  • Rahul Chahar

  • Matt Henry

    Overseas