Overview
- CSK have appointed former England wicketkeeper James Foster to their coaching staff, with CEO Kasi Viswanathan saying he is expected to join later this month.
- Rajiv Kumar remains in his role, giving CSK two fielding coaches under head coach Stephen Fleming.
- Foster, 45, has coached with Kolkata Knight Riders and held roles with Desert Vipers in ILT20, Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, and Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL.
- A pre-season camp is underway at CSK’s high-performance centre in Chennai, with MS Dhoni and several domestic players training as Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube prepare to join after national duty.
- The coaching addition comes as part of a wider reset that included trading Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to Rajasthan Royals in a deal for Sanju Samson.