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IPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title five times. Now in IPL 2026, CSK will try to win the IPL title for the sixth time. Chennai has so far won the trophy five times in the IPL under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Now CSK will have a chance to capture the trophy under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Chennai Super Kings has made many changes in its squad for IPL 2026.

In such a situation, the team of Chennai Super Kings is going to be seen in a different color. This time senior players like Ravindra Jadeja will not be seen playing for CSK. So in the team, star wicketkeeper batsman like Sanju Samson will be seen making a splash. But before that today we are going to tell you about the strengths and weaknesses of Chennai Super Kings.

What is the strength of Chennai Super Kings?

The biggest strength of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 is going to be their batting. Chennai has four world class batsmen in the form of Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devold Brewis and Shivam Dubey. Sanju is known for giving a fast start to the team and hitting fours and sixes. He destroys the morale of the team while starting the innings. Whereas Brewis is known for big shots in the middle overs. He is often seen dealing in boundaries.

The team will expect an excellent finish from Shivam Dubey. Everyone knows what Dubey can do with the bat. He has the ability to take the ball out of the ground. Apart from this, the team’s batsmen like Ayush Mhatre and Sarfaraz Khan are also present, who can play stormy innings whenever the opportunity arises.

What is the weakness of CSK?

The biggest weakness of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 is their bowling. Be it the spin department or the fast bowling department. Chennai does not have quality bowlers this time. Along with this, Australian fast bowler Nathan Ellis, who was known for his excellent bowling in the death overs. He is also out of IPL 2026.

Talking about the spin department of Chennai Super Kings, Rahul Chahar is the only name who has performed well in the IPL. But he has never been able to win the match for the team on his own. Noor Ahmed can prove to be a strong spin option for the team but when the batsmen attack against him, he forgets his line.

Talking about the pace attack of CSK, Khalil Ahmed is the only Indian pacer on whom the team can defend and get wickets with the new ball. Apart from him, New Zealand’s Matt Henry will be seen strengthening the pace attack for CSK this time, but Henry has not been able to do anything special in the IPL so far.

Eyes will be on this CSK player

Maharashtra’s pace bowling all-rounder Ramakrishna Ghosh is going to be in focus in IPL 2026. Ghosh is known for bowling the ball at fast pace. Along with this, he is also known for hitting long sixes and fours while batting. He would like to leave a mark for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026.

Chennai Super Kings squad for IPL 2026

MS Dhoni (wk), Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Sanju Samson (wk), Gurjapaneet Singh, Ramkrishna Ghosh, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Mukesh Chaudhary, Shivam Dubey, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Gopal, Dewald Brewis, Noor Ahmed, Urvil Patel (wk), Khalil Ahmed, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Karthik Sharma, Aman Khan, Jack Faulks, Sarfaraz Khan, Rahul Chahar and Matt Henry.

Nathan Ellis and Matthew Short (out of IPL)

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