Template:Infobox cricket club season Template:2026 Indian Premier League Teams
The 2026 season will be the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings. They will be one of the ten teams that competes in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). The team finished in tenth place in the previous season.[1] The team will be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and coached by Stephen Fleming.
Pre-season
Template:Further The 2026 Indian Premier League will be the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[2] The Chennai Super Kings are the joint-most successful franchise with 5 title wins.[3] The tournament will feature ten teams competing in 49 matches from 28 March to 3 May 2026 across venues in India.[4][5] Chennai will play all their home matches at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
Player retention
Franchises were allowed to retain any number of players from their squad,[6] including traded players while excluding players signed as temporary replacements.[7] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025.[8] Chennai retained sixteen players, including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and former captains MS Dhoni.[9][10] Chennai also traded their former captain Ravindra Jadeja along with Sam Curran to Rajasthan Royals in return for Sanju Samson.[11]
| Batters | Wicket-keepers | All-rounders | Bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|
Auction
The season's auction took place in December 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[13] The auction purse for each franchise was set at Template:INRConvert,[9] with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player.[6][14] Chennai had a purse remaining of Template:INR convert.[15] Chennai bought nine players in the auction, including five capped players and four overseas players.[16][17]
Squad
- Players with international caps as of start of 2026 IPL are listed in bold.
- Ages are as of Template:Start date.
- Template:Color box denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
Support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Stephen Fleming |
| Batting coach | Michael Hussey |
| Bowling coach | Eric Simons |
| Fielding coach | James Foster |
| Assistant coach | Rajiv Kumar |
| Assistant bowling coach | Sridharan Sriram |
| Assistant fielding coach | Arun Karthik |
- Source: CSK Official Website & ESPNcricinfo[22]Template:Bsn[23]
League stage
Points table
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League progression
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References
- ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
- ↑ Indian Premier League. Britannica.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Jadeja's last-ball four seals fifth title for CSK in rollercoaster final. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ↑ IPL 2025: No increase in the number of matches as BCCI wary of India's workload. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ IPL 2026 to be held between March 28 and May 3. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 IPL 2026 retention rules explained: How many players can a franchise retain or release before auction?. The Times of India(2025-11-12). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ IPL to allow temporary replacements for last leg of 2025 season. ESPNcricinfo(30 October 2024). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ IPL 2026 Retention: All you need to know ahead of deadline on November 15. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 IPL 2026: How the squads stack up ahead of the auction. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 IPL 2026 retention: Full list of players retained and released. Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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- ↑ IPL auction set to take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ IPL 2026 auction: What each team needs and how much they can spend. The Economic Times(2025-12-13). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ IPL 2026 Auction, All You Need To Know: Start Time, Rules, Squads, Purses, Slots And More. Wisden(2024-10-31). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
- ↑ IPL 2026 player list - full squads of each team. Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
- ↑ https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/138140/csk-sign-spencer-johnson-as-replacement-for-ellis
- ↑ https://www.iplt20.com/news/4309/csk-sign-akash-madhwal-as-a-replacement-for-ayush-mhatre
- ↑ https://x.com/i/status/2034910345358450730
- ↑ Support Staff. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Template:Citeweb
General references
- IPL Season Schedule 2026. Indian Premier League Schedule.
External links
Template:Chennai Super Kings Template:2026 Indian Premier League