CSK Team 2026 : Chennai Super Kings are one of the biggest and most popular teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and this year 2026 season is going to be very exciting for all CSK fans. After a tough 2025 season where CSK struggled in the points table, this year Chennai Super Kings want to come back strongly and perform well in the TATA IPL 2026. CSK have kept many important players and also added some new players after the mini auction to make their squad stronger. In this article we will talk about CSK Team 2026, squad players list, retained players, released players, captain and match schedule for IPL 2026
CSK Captain 2026
If we talk about the captain of CSK Team 2026, then the team management again trusted Ruturaj Gaikwad to lead the Yellow Army in this TATA IPL 2026 season. Gaikwad was retained by CSK and will lead the team on the field. MS Dhoni is also retained and will play a senior role in the squad.
CSK Team 2026 Retained & Released Players
Retained Players 2026
Chennai Super Kings have retained core players for the IPL 2026 season. These players will be the main part of the squad.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
- MS Dhoni
- Ayush Mhatre
- Dewald Brevis
- Urvil Patel
- Sanju Samson (traded from RR)
- Shivam Dube
- Jamie Overton
- Ramakrishna Ghosh
- Noor Ahmad
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Anshul Kamboj
- Gurjapneet Singh
- Shreyas Gopal
- Mukesh Choudhary
- Nathan Ellis
Young Ayush Mhatre also made news this year by becoming the youngest player to score centuries across first-class, T20 and List-A formats before his IPL retention.
Released / Traded Players 2026
Some big names are released or traded by CSK ahead of the IPL 2026 season. These decisions were taken to give CSK more balance and fresh combinations.
- Ravindra Jadeja (traded to RR)
- Sam Curran (traded to RR)
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Devon Conway
- Rachin Ravindra
- Rahul Tripathi
- Deepak Hooda
- Vijay Shankar
- Shaik Rasheed
- Andre Siddarth
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti
- Vansh Bedi
CSK Team 2026 Full Players List
Here is the full Chennai Super Kings Squad 2026 after retention and mini auction:
CSK 2026 Squad:
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain)
- MS Dhoni
- Sanju Samson (Traded In)
- Ayush Mhatre
- Dewald Brevis
- Urvil Patel
- Shivam Dube
- Jamie Overton
- Ramakrishna Ghosh
- Noor Ahmad
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Anshul Kamboj
- Gurjapneet Singh
- Shreyas Gopal
- Mukesh Choudhary
- Nathan Ellis
- Akeal Hosein (Bought)
- Prashant Veer (Bought)
- Kartik Sharma (Bought)
- Matthew Short (Bought)
- Aman Khan (Bought)
- Sarfaraz Khan (Bought)
- Matt Henry (Bought)
- Rahul Chahar (Bought)
- Zak Foulkes (Bought)
So CSK has a big and balanced squad for TATA IPL 2026 with strong batting, all-rounders and bowling options
CSK Match Schedule IPL 2026
Chennai Super Kings will play many exciting matches in the IPL 2026 season. The official full schedule will be released by the BCCI very soon but below are expected fixtures for CSK in this season based on earlier timings and match formats.
✔ First match usually home for CSK in Chepauk.
✔ CSK vs RCB
✔ CSK vs MI
✔ CSK vs GT
✔ CSK vs PBKS
✔ CSK vs DC
✔ CSK vs LSG
✔ CSK vs SRH
✔ CSK vs KKR
✔ CSK vs RR
CSK will play total 14 league matches in the TATA IPL 2026 season and all fans are waiting for full schedule to check exact dates and timings. 🎉
(Exact schedule will be updated when official IPL 2026 fixtures are out.)
CSK’s Strengths for IPL 2026
This year CSK looks balanced with:
• Strong top order with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson
• MS Dhoni experience in middle order
• Power hitters like Dewald Brevis and Sarfaraz Khan
• Good spin and pace bowling options like Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matt Henry and Akeal Hosein
CSK fans are expecting this yellow army to fight for playoffs and maybe go for title once again in TATA IPL 2026
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