The Chennai Super Kings have suffered another blow as Australian all-rounder Matt Short is likely to miss the first few games for the franchise due to a thumb fracture.
The Chennai Super Kings are yet to release an official statement on his injury, and this type of injury is serious as the thumb factor could also rule him out of the tournament.
Earlier, Nathan Ellis was ruled out of the entire tournament due to a hamstring injury while playing in the domestic one-day cup final held on March 11.
The five-time champions are set to announce their replacement, but the CSK 2026 squad still features several stars like Matt Henry, Jamie Overton, Zak Foulkes, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh and Mukesh Choudhary in their ranks.
As per reports, the Chennai Super Kings team management has reached out to Ottneil Baartman, who signed Hyderabad Kingsmen in the Pakistan Super League for PKR 1.1 crore.
Matt Short has previously featured for the Punjab Kings and joined CSK for a price of INR 1.50 crore.
Chennai Super Kings had a disappointing campaign for two consecutive seasons as the franchise could not qualify for the playoffs. They also finished at the bottom of the points table for the first time during the IPL 2025.
Chennai Super Kings finished with only four wins out of 14 games. Although the Rajasthan Royals had only four wins, the Rajasthan Royals had also four wins in as many fixtures; the inaugural IPL champions had a superior net run-rate.
However, Chennai Super Kings has made a bold move by signing several young talents and also brought in experienced and informed Sanju Samson on a trade where Jadeja and Sam Curran joined Rajasthan.
Sanju Samson had an impressive campaign in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2026. He played a crucial knock in all three knockout games, playing a key role in India’s historic title win.
The five-time champions have started their preparation camp for the 2026 season, and foreign players are yet to join the side.
As per the IPL 2026 schedule, Chennai Super Kings will play their opener match of the season against Rajasthan Royals on March 30 at Barsapara StadiumGuwahati.
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