Chennai Tremendous Kings suffered a blow days forward of IPL 2026 with information that Nathan Ellis may miss the marketing campaign with a hamstring harm.
The Australian pacer was the death-bowling lynchpin for the facet the earlier season and was set to helm the position, with the facet letting go of Matheesha Pathirana forward of the public sale.
Ellis’ harm means the CSK thinktank must search for choices who can match within the position. Throughout the setup, England’s Jamie Overton and Tamil Nadu left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh may very well be choices. However with the choice to signal a alternative participant for the continued marketing campaign, the facet may look to herald somebody from the public sale participant pool.
Listed below are 5 abroad gamers who CSK might flip to as death-bowling choices:
Fazalhaq Farooqi
The Afghanistan pacer comes with earlier IPL expertise with the Rajasthan Royals and has been a daily function for the nationwide workforce within the shortest format.
Gerald Coetzee
South Africa pacer Coetzee, too, has participated within the IPL for the Gujarat Titans and the Mumbai Indians within the final two campaigns. He has additionally been a part of the Johannesburg Tremendous Kings set-up within the SA20. Nevertheless, he was not picked up by the Proteas for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Richard Gleeson
Gleeson performed for CSK in 2024, enjoying two matches whereas selecting up a solitary wicket. The 38-year-old has additionally been a part of the Tremendous Kings setup within the SA20.
Sean Abbott
Australian pacer Sean Abbott is one other abroad possibility accessible for CSK to exchange his compatriot within the squad. Abbott, who can be useful with the bat, was the travelling reserve within the Australia squad for the T20 World Cup 2026.
Josh Tongue
English pacer Josh Tongue was a part of the England squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 however didn’t function in a single sport. He was the main wicket-taker within the 2025 version of The Hundred with 14 wickets in six matches.
Revealed on Mar 19, 2026