Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has opined that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would need to acquire a spinner at the IPL 2026 auction after veteran R Ashwin’s departure. He added that the franchise won’t be able to manage just with Ravindra Jadeja, if the all-rounder is retained, and Noor Ahmad as their two prominent spinners as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “They might need a spinner now because Ashwin has left. So you will have to get someone in his place because you will not be able to manage with Ravindra Jadeja and Noor Ahmad. You will need more spinners. Matheesha Pathirana’s stocks have gone slightly down, but Khaleel Ahmed’s have gone up. They have Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis and Mukesh Choudhary as well. So they have bowlers, but you may want to add a bit more to that as well.”

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Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also shared that the Chennai Super Kings would need to acquire a few good batters, especially if Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar and Devon Conway are released as well.

“With Ruturaj (Gaikwad) returning, opening and captaincy get set. There isn’t much to think about there. However, if you let Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar and Devon Conway go, although you have Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja in the lower-middle order, you still need one, if not two, fairly good batters, in which you need one or two overseas ones as well. When I see their overseas recruits, especially in terms of batting, Dewald Brevis, yes, but what about the rest? Only Rachin Ravindra is there, who can play as a proper batter. Then you see bowlers. They have Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton and Sam Curran. None of them is a batter. If you release Devon Conway, you need another batter,” Aakash Chopra concluded.