The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Akash Madhwal as Ayush Mhatre’s replacement for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The fast bowler had appeared for trials and was seen bowling in the nets to CSK batters before the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) match on April 18.
CSK’s Ayush Mhatre replacement
Just two days ago, on April 16, Khaleel Ahmed was ruled out of the tournament due to a right quadricep injury. Madhwal, who has played for the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR), was the frontrunner to replace Khaleel. The 32-year-old has joined CSK’s squad before the MI match on April 23 in Mumbai, but not as Khaleel’s replacement.
You see, Mhatre injured himself during the SRH match. Therefore, CSK had to replace a top-order batter and a frontline fast bowler. Madhwal was already lined up to come into the team, and CSK probably still hasn’t finalised who to bring in for Mhatre. So, they’ve announced a fast bowler as a replacement for a batter.
Madhwal, who has 23 wickets in 17 matches in the IPL, will join CSK at his auction base price of INR 30 lakh.
CSK squad IPL 2026
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), MS Dhoni (wk), Dewald Brevis, Akash Madhwal (replaces Ayush Mhatre), Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Sarfaraz Khan, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Gurjapneet Singh, Matt Henry, Jamie Overton, Matt Short, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Ramkrishna Ghosh, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, and Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed (ruled out)
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