Overview
- Sanjay Manjrekar told Sportstar on Tuesday that CSK must "change things around" after the team finished eighth in the IPL 2026 season.
- Manjrekar explicitly questioned how much Stephen Fleming is contributing as head coach and said it is time to "shake up a few things."
- He recommended handing leadership to Sanju Samson and allowing Ruturaj Gaikwad to focus solely on batting after Gaikwad scored 337 runs in 14 innings this season.
- CSK missed the playoffs for a third straight year, winning 6 of 14 matches in 2026, and the comments reflect growing media pressure rather than any reported action by the franchise.
- Fleming's long record of five IPL titles with CSK raises the stakes of these calls and could prompt a wider review of coaching roles and MS Dhoni's non-playing influence inside the team.