CSK IPL 2026 Auction: What Chennai Super Kings Needs and Who It Will Target
Chennai Super Kings enters the IPL 2026 auction needing one primary fix: a gun overseas all-rounder to replace Sam Curran. With a healthy purse and minimal structural damage elsewhere, CSK’s auction strategy is built around restoring middle-order power and seam-bowling balance in one aggressive move.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Auction Strategy 2026
Primary needs: Overseas allrounder, pace-bowling backup
CSK’s biggest hole is the departure of Sam Curran, which leaves it without a genuine overseas seam-bowling all-rounder. With a healthy auction purse, CSK is well-positioned to go hard for a power-hitting middle-order all-rounder such as:
Liam Livingstone
Cameron Green
It also requires a seam-bowling backup for Nathan Ellis, particularly given workload management across a long season.
Purse remaining: Rs. 43.40 crore
Current squad: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj
Published on Dec 10, 2025
