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CSK’s new opening act: Ruturaj Gaikwad confirms he’ll open with Sanju Samson in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

CSK’s new opening act: Ruturaj Gaikwad confirms he’ll open with Sanju Samson in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 26, 2026 11:15 AM IST Chennai Super Kings will open this season with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and newcomer Sanju Samson, Gaikwad has revealed before the start of IPL 2026 season. Speaking on the sidelines of the IPL captains’ day event, Gaikwad did not get drawn into conversations about the spot where franchise cornerstone MS Dhoni will play. The team also has in its ranks Ayush Mhatre, who recently led the India U19 team to the ICC U19 World Cup title. Mhatre was one of openers CSK tried last season, partnering with Devon Conway or Shaik Rasheed. The New Zealand opener was released by CSK ahead of the IPL auctions, where he went unsold. Another New Zealand player, Rachin Ravindra, who also opened for CSK in a few games last season was released by the CSK team and ended up at KKR via the auction. CSK have traditionally relied on a tried-and-tested formula for their opening pair: one foreign player and an Indian player at the top of the order. They have had …

Chennai Super Kings’ ‘Roar 26’ event at Chepauk: OG CSK stars reunite, Sanju Samson brings the roof down, and gauntlet thrown down for youngsters | Cricket News

Chennai Super Kings’ ‘Roar 26’ event at Chepauk: OG CSK stars reunite, Sanju Samson brings the roof down, and gauntlet thrown down for youngsters | Cricket News

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4 min readChennaiMar 22, 2026 09:44 PM IST The intention behind Chennai Super Kings organising ‘Roar 26’ was to bring the fans closer to the icons of the franchise. And through the course of a five-and-a-half-hour glittering event at Chepauk, the franchise put up a flex – with their OG squad of the initial years proudly displaying the three IPL titles and two Champions League trophies won between 2010-2018. Having not won an IPL title since 2023, for the new, young team of 2026, it seemed like a hidden message that highlighted the expectations here. A gauntlet is being thrown. From the time the franchise made the announcement about the event, all eyes have been on the star cast. And despite being associated with other IPL franchises, Dwayne Bravo and Matthew Hayden, now with Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans as support staff, joined the list of former stars which included Parthiv Patel, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Shadab Jakati, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, Aniruda Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Murali Vijay, Muttiah Muralitharan, Michael Hussey, Ambati Rayudu and Suresh …

‘He was the face of RR’: Faf du Plessis on Rajasthan Royals missing Sanju Samson in IPL 2026 | Ipl News

‘He was the face of RR’: Faf du Plessis on Rajasthan Royals missing Sanju Samson in IPL 2026 | Ipl News

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3 min readMar 19, 2026 02:52 PM IST When the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League starts from later this month, the first champions of the IPL, the Rajasthan Royals, will have a different look after losing their talismanic opener Sanju Samson to five-time champions Chennai Super Kings, and bringing back old-hand Ravindra Jadeja in the squad. Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has pointed out how Samson had become the face of the franchise. “If I look at the IPL and the teams, the iconic teams we see around the league, all of them have one marquee Indian player in common, someone who has been the face of the franchise for a period of time: Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli. And Sanju Samson, for me, was that guy at Rajasthan Royals,” du Plessis said on a JioHotstar show. “He’s of a newer generation, but he had become the face of that franchise. If I think of Rajasthan Royals, I think Sanju Samson. So, the fact that they’ve lost that face, I …