vrushangshah93@gmail.com IPL 2026 is about to start and ready to roar once again. Chennai Super Kings looks solid with the inclusion of Sanju Samson. Ravindra Jadeja traded to Rajasthan Royals and Sanju Samson included in squad of CSK. IPL will start from 28th March and ended on 31st May.
Chennai Super Kings has won many titles under captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. MSD has left the captainship, and Ruturaj has been elected as captain of Chennai Super Kings. CSK looks promising team with a mixture of all-rounders and power hitters. Let’s discuss about each player and probable 11 of CSK for IPL 2026:
Probable 11:
The following can be probable 11 of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026:
- Sanju Samson
- Ayush Mhatre
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain)
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Dewald Brevis
- Shivam Dube
- M S Dhoni
- Jamie Overton
- Nathan Ellis
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Akeal Hosein
Sanju Samson:
Sanju Samson is going to open the game with his fearless approach. Sanju Samson has been in terrific form. He has scored 321 runs in just 5 innings. He has been elected as Man of the Match back-to-back. Sanju Samson used to play for Rajasthan Royals, but he has been traded to Chennai Super Kings.
Sanju can give a solid start in power play and extend the innings with maturity. CSK has done solid trade in name of Sanju Samson. Sanju was not a part of 11 in T20 World Cup 2026. Failure of Abhishek Sharma and omission of Rinku Singh included Sanju and after that fortune of team India has changed and India lifted T20 World cup back-to-back and in total three times.
Sanju has played total 176 matches of IPL and scored 4704 runs in 172 innings with a strike rate of 139.05. He has scored 3 centuries in IPL. CSK looks favourite with the inclusion of Sanju Samson.
Ayush Mhatre:
Ayush is a young Cricketer under whose Captainship India won U19 tournament. He has played only 7 IPL matches and scored 240 runs with a strike rate of 188.98. He can give a solid start in Powerplay with his teammate Sanju Samson.
Ayush Mhatre has been selected by Chennai Super Kings. He will share dressing room with the legends like MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube and have a great chance to learn basics of Cricket with one and only MS Dhoni.
Ruturaj Gaikwad:
Ruturaj Gaikwad is a Captain of Chennai Super Kings. He has been elected as a Captain when MS Dhoni left the Captainship. He has been leading the team under the guidance of great MS Dhoni. Ruturaj is a great player, and he is also known as Captain cool.
Ruturaj has played 71 matches of IPL and scored 2502 runs in 70 innings and scored 2 centuries with an average of 40.35 and strike rate of 137.48.
Sarfaraz Khan:
Sarfaraz Khan is going to play for CSK. He is a power hitter batsman. He has played 50 IPL matches and scored 585 runs in 37 innings. He has to play his best for CSK under guidance of MSD and Captainship of Ruturaj.
He has been playing solid in Ranji matches and he has to continue his form in this IPL season.
CSK can go for Shreyas Gopal as well if Sarfaraz Khan will not perform as per expectations. Shreyas Gopal will be a good option for team CSK as he is in a good form and can bowl as well.
Dewald Brewis:
South African batsman Dewald Brewis known for his 360-degree strokes and also known as Junior AB De Villiers. He has played only 16 matches and scored 455 runs with a strike rate of 153.20.
He is a power hitter and smashed shots all across the ground with his power hitting abilities to any bowler.
Shivam Dube:
Shivam Dube an unsung hero of T20 World Cup. He has been fantastic in World Cup. He has scored most important runs in all the crucial games and helped team India to win the World Cup.
Shivam Dube is a batting allrounder and can bowl crucial overs. Shivam Dube has played 79 IPL matches and scored 1859 runs in 75 innings with a strike rate of 143.67.
Shivam Dube has been terrific against spin bowling and can hit sixes at any ground with his power stroke.
MS Dhoni:
Chennai Super Kings have won total 5 IPL trophies under Captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the years 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. India has won T20 World Cup 2007, One Day World Cup 2011 and Championship Trophy under Captainship of MS Dhoni.
MS Dhoni Captain Cool known as a match finisher and CSK won many matches where MS Dhoni has played a role of finisher.
MS Dhoni is having an age of 44 years but still he has been playing for his fans and for his love for the game of Cricket. He has played 278 IPL matches and scored 5439 runs in 242 innings with a strike rate of 137.46 and an average of 38.3 which shows his skills at a lower order.
MS Dhoni likely to play his last IPL game and team CSK wants to win this IPL season for MS Dhoni to give him a fairwell.
Jamie Overton:
Jamie Overton an England All-rounder can be part of squad due to his batting skills as well. He has played only 3 IPL games.
He has been playing for team England as an all-rounder and have a fantastic skills of power hitting and taking wickets in Power Play. CSK could go for Matt Henry of team New Zealand if Jamie not performed well. Matt Henry is in a solid form, and he has proved this in T20 World Cup 2026.
Nathan Ellis:
An Australian All-rounder Nathan Ellis known for his slower deliveries which is crucial in T20 games. He can also bat well, and he has proved for team Australia by scoring crucial runs.
He has played 17 IPL matches and took 19 wickets with an economy of 8.67 only.
Khaleel Ahmed:
A left-handed bowler Khaleel Ahmed known for his wicket taking abilities in Power play and in the death overs. He has played 71 IPL games and took 89 Wickets with an economy of 8.98.
Akeal Hosein:
Akeal Hosein known for his bowling in power play and mostly he bowls the first over which shown how good bowler he is in power play.
He can also bat with a solid strike rate which make a strong contender to select in squad ahead of Noor who has been part of squad for Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai Super Kings can opt for Noor if Akeal will not perform well as they are having two options with spin bowling.
CSK looks favourite with their balance team. CSK if win this tournament then become the first team who have 6 IPL trophies as Mumbai Indians under Captainship of Rohit Sharma have won same 5 trophies. There are only 2 teams namely Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings who have won 5 trophies each in Indian Premier League. CSK and Mumbai Indians are the strong contenders for the title of 2026 IPL with their experience and with a strong team.
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