The 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to kick off from March 28th. Ahead of the tournament, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and batter Ayush Mhatre, along with MD and CEO, Shenu Agarwal, and Chairman, Dheeraj Hinduja, unveiled the new jersey of the team. CSK announced Ashok Leyland as the official sponsor of Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai Super Kings officially launched their new jersey for IPL 2026 season
While the iconic yellow colour of the journey remained the sole, the new kit features the most significant design overall in recent years. The jersey features a camouflage print on the front, which was earlier limited to the shoulder straps, now redesigned as bold stripes. The highlight is the five stars above the CSK crest, representing their IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
The logo of Ashok Leyland features prominently on the front right chest, marking the start of the new chapter in the franchise’s longstanding relationship with the Hinduja Group.
#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad unveils the jersey of the team for Indian Premier League 2026. pic.twitter.com/LiaeUpulzk
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2026
Ruturaj Gaikwad Promises CSK’s 6th IPL trophy
At the team’s jersey launch event, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad gave a short speech and said that no goal is unreachable. Ruturaj claimed that the team will be coming for the sixth IPL trophy in the upcoming season.
“Koi Manzil Door nahi hey (No goal is unreachable). Definitely, we will be going for the 6th title this year”, Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said.
MS Dhoni Has Started Training For IPL 2026
Meanwhile, the five-time champions have already started sweating it out ahead of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League. CSK is training at its High Performance Centre in Navalur under assistant coach Rajiv Kumar and assistant coach S. Sriram.
Gaikwad and former captain M.S. Dhoni reached Chennai on Saturday. Indian players Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Mukesh Choudhary, and Prashant Veer are already in camp. Overseas players will arrive later, and coach Stephen Fleming, with bowling coach Eric Simons, is expected by March 16.
Recently, a video of MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad went viral on the internet, where they were seen were seen batting in the nets side by side.
In the video, Dhoni was seen playing various shots, including neat drives through the off-side, pull shots off the backfoot, and cuts. Ruturaj Gaikwad, on the other hand, smashed lofted shots toward mid-wicket.
Watch the video:
🦁🔥 miROARing! 🔥🦁 #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/jM0X9rmMci
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 1, 2026
CSK IPL 2026 FULL SQUAD
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, M.S. Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.
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