Former Indian player Subramaniam Badrinath urged Chennai Super Kings (CSK) not to spend much for England ‘s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan as their next head coach after a poor IPL 2026 season. However, CSK recently parted ways with their long-time head coach Stephen Fleming and continues to search for his replacement. Meanwhile, recent reports suggest that CSK could consider Morgan as their next head coach, but he has reportedly demanded a whopping ₹18 to 20 crores.

Talking about Morgan as CSK’s next head coach on his YouTube channel, Cric it with Badri, Badrinath said, “It’s been reported that he is asking for 18 to 20 crores. That’s double of what the current highest-paid coaches, Ponting and Nehra, are earning. And those two have actually shown results. But if it is true that Morgan is demanding this amount of money, it’s not worth it from a CSK perspective.”

“The IPL is not a coach-based tournament. It’s more a captain-based one. A coach can’t turn a normal team into a great team. But a captain can do that in the IPL,” he shared again.

Subramaniam Badrinath also believes former Australian batter Michael Hussey turned down the England Test batting coach role to remain with CSK as well.

“The fact that Hussey turned down the offer from the ECB makes me believe that he likes the CSK job in the IPL. He has a great connection with CSK and experienced tremendous success with the franchise. He has a big family, so he might prefer the CSK role, as the time required in a year will be less than with England. But it’s unknown whether CSK will retain him, though I feel he prefers to be here,” concluded S Badrinath.