Overview
- Foster joins Stephen Fleming’s setup at Chennai alongside batting coach Michael Hussey and bowling coach Eric Simons.
- The former England wicketkeeper brings recent success after guiding Desert Vipers to the ILT20 title and taking an assistant role at Birmingham Phoenix.
- He previously held fielding and assistant coaching roles with Kolkata Knight Riders and has worked with England and New Zealand.
- KKR will not sign cover for injured quicks Harshit Rana, who had knee surgery, and Matheesha Pathirana, whom the team expects to be available later, backing domestic options Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi and Akash Deep.
- CSK open IPL 2026 away to Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30 before returning to Chennai to face Punjab Kings.