IPL 2026: Indian Premier League 2026 is starting from 28th March. Before this, a sad news is coming for Chennai Super Kings. Actually, before the start of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings has suffered a big blow in the form of a fast bowler. Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Nathan Ellis has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2026 season due to injury.
Chennai Super Kings CEO confirms Nathan Ellis’ exit
Australia’s 31-year-old fast bowler Nathan Ellis has suffered a hamstring injury and will not be able to recover during the IPL 2026 season. Chennai Super Kings CEO S. Vishwanathan has shared this information. CSK CEO S. Vishwanathan said while talking to Sportsstar that this is a big blow for us. Ellis is an important bowler, especially he is a death overs specialist. We are looking for his replacement.
Chennai Super Kings looking for replacement for Nathan Ellis
Chennai Super Kings bought Nathan Ellis for Rs 2 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. After this, he was retained for this season i.e. IPL 2026, but now he will not be able to play for Chennai Super Kings this season. Now Chennai Super Kings will soon look for his replacement and make him a part of the team, because there is not much time left for the start of IPL 2026. Now it remains to be seen whether Chennai Super Kings includes any team in place of Nathan Ellis.
🚨 BIG BLOW FOR CHENNAI SUPER KINGS 🚨
– Nathan Ellis ruled out of the IPL 2026 due to an injury. (Sportstar) pic.twitter.com/7ZpWc7bbni
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 19, 2026
What is the fast bowling line-up of Chennai Super Kings?
Talking about the fast bowling line-up of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Chaudhary and Gurjapneet Singh will be the main fast bowlers. Whereas fast bowlers like Shivam Dubey, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton and Jacques Foulkes will play the role of all-rounders. Chennai Super Kings will enter IPL 2026 with the intention of becoming champion for the sixth time. Now it remains to be seen how the performance of Chennai Super Kings is in IPL 2026, because the performance of Chennai Super Kings in the last season i.e. 2025 was very poor.
Soon all foreign players will join CSK camp
CSK CEO Vishwanathan said that foreign players will join the team camp in the next few teams. He said that the crisis in West Asia will not have any significant impact on the travel plans of his foreign players. Afghanistan’s spinner Noor Ahmed has already joined the team. England player Jamie Overton is expected to reach Chennai tonight.
Chennai Super Kings squad
Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brewis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Chaudhary, Nathan Ellis, Sanju Samson, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Zachary Foulkes.
Schedule of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026
- 30 March 2026 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Barasapara Stadium, Guwahati
- 03 April 2026 – Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, Chepauk Stadium
- 05 April 2026 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, Chinnaswamy Stadium
- 11 April 2026 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Chepauk Stadium
Also read: IPL 2026: What is the biggest strength and weakness of Punjab Kings, know all the details
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