Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings have reportedly signed Macneil Hadley Noronha as a replacement for the injured Ramakrishna Ghosh for the rest of the IPL 2026. Ramakrishna Ghosh will miss the rest of the IPL due to a fracture in his right foot. This injury happened during their home match against the Mumbai Indians on May 2, which was also his IPL debut.
According to a Cricbuzz report, “CSK have written to the BCCI and await approval to finalise the signing, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan confirmed.”
“The 24-year-old Noronha enjoyed a fine season for the Mangaluru Dragons in their title-winning 2025 campaign in the Maharaja Trophy. A powerful striker, he hit 253 runs from 13 games at a strike rate of 148.82. This also included a season tally of 19 sixes. Noronha also bowled off-spin in the competition, taking 10 wickets at an economy of 7.44. This included a best of 2 for 25, which he achieved in the final against Hubli Tigers. He was called up to the Karnataka squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and featured in three games.”
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In the one match he played, Ghosh stole the limelight with a sharp diving catch to dismiss Will Jacks. However, he seemed to struggle physically after tumbling in his follow-through while bowling to Naman Dhir, which could have caused his injury.
“Ramakrishna Ghosh sustained a fracture to his right foot during the CSK v MI match at Chepauk. He will take no further part in IPL 2026. Get well soon, Rambo,” CSK said in a statement.
Head coach Stephen Fleming, however, opined on the setback during the post-match press conference. He shared both disappointment and admiration for the young player’s quick development.
“His improvement in recent weeks has been noticeable. He has been training really well at our academy sessions. We use two grounds, and he’s been very impressive. It’s disappointing that he got injured toward the end. The other point is that he can bat, and bat well, which is an area of big improvement. So he can genuinely be called an all-rounder,” Stephen Fleming said.
