Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might not be too keen to buy Cameron Green at the IPL 2026 auction as well. While saying that CSK might bid for the Australian all-rounder for a while, he shared that they won’t mind if they don’t get him.
However, CSK have an available purse of ₹43.40 crore heading into the IPL 2026 auction as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Chennai very rarely buy someone for ₹25-30 crore. It’s not their style. They might go for Cameron Green for some time, and then say they don’t need him, or at times, you strategically keep increasing someone’s price, but you don’t mind at all if you don’t get him. So CSK might not show that much interest in Cameron Green. However, they will have to show interest in a middle-order batter. It seems like the top six is fine, but they are not all fine. I see slightly less experience. If you have the option of overseas players available, play them.”

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“They might like Liam Livingstone. They might take Devon Conway back. Jonny Bairstow might not suit them that much. They might like Jamie Smith, a player who can bat down the order. They might be interested in David Miller. Since you have so much money, take two overseas batters at least,” Chopra shared again.

However, Aakash Chopra also claimed that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might spend a huge sum to acquire Ravi Bishnoi at the IPL 2026 auction as well.

“They need spinners. They are likely to break their bank on Ravi Bishnoi because they need him for sure. You will have to find a partner for Noor Ahmad, and too many partners aren’t available. You will see Karn Sharma, Bishnoi and Rahul Chahar there, and then Vignesh Puthur and Kumar Kartikeya. I feel they will get Ravi Bishnoi. No one else might be able to spend that much money on him,” he said.

“They should very seriously think about Michael Bracewell. They don’t have an off-spinner in the entire team. So an off-spinner, batter, a slightly low-profile player, but a gun player. I will be surprised if they don’t think about him. They might think about Cooper Connolly as they can get a lower-order batter who can bowl left-arm spin,” Aakash Chopra concluded.