Chennai Super Kings are gearing up for a brainstorming session with stalwart MS Dhoni, coach Stephen Fleming and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad to discuss important matters before the IPL 2026 auction. Amongst those matters are finding a replacement for Ravichandran Ashwin who retired from IPL earlier this year. CSK admit that finding someone to fill in Ashwin’s shoes is a difficult task.
Who will replace Ashwin in CSK?
As per RevSportz, a CSK official claimed that off-spinners were in short supply. The official stated that the team had done their scouting at the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) and the junior level but that there were very few who bowl off spin of that quality. The CSK official added that since it was the mini-auction, franchises won’t be releasing a lot of players and hence it would be tough to get top quality players.
“There are a few left-arm spinners, but off-spinners are in short supply. We did our scouting at the TNPL and the junior level, there are a few who bowl off-spin, but getting that quality is very difficult. And in a mini-auction, it’s very unlikely that you will get top quality. Franchises will hardly release the top Indian players,” the CSK official said.
Ashwin returned to CSK nearly after a decade after being bagged for Rs 9.75 crore mega auction before IPL 2025. However, the Tamil Nadu spinner’s comeback to the very team that he made his debut with didn’t go as planned. He had a sub-par IPL 2025 season where he managed to take just seven wickets from nine matches, averaging 40.42.
Months later, Ashwin decided to bring the curtains down on his IPL career in order to pursue other leagues across the globe. The veteran finished 187 wickets from 227 games in IPL. He will now take part in the BBL for Sydney Thunders.
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