Leaving behind the poor performance of the last season, Chennai Super Kings, which is going to enter IPL 2026 with new enthusiasm and expectations, has suffered a major setback. Even 9 days before the start of the tournament, Chennai's bowling attack seems to be weakening. According to the report, Chennai Super Kings' Australian fast bowler Nathan Ellis has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury. This injury of Ellis, coming so close to the tournament, has shaken CSK's preparations and strategies.
According to the report of Sportstar, Australian paceman Nathan Ellis is suffering from a hamstring injury, due to which he will not be able to fully recover till the start of the tournament and even after that, due to which he will not be able to participate in the tournament. in the report CSK This has been confirmed by quoting CEO Kashi Viswanathan. Vishwanathan admitted that this is a big blow for the team and he has started looking for a replacement.
Ellis has been struggling with hamstring since the beginning of this year. He also suffered an injury during the BBL season in January, due to which he could not play in the last matches of the tournament. However, after this he became fit for the T20 World Cup 2026 and he took 5 wickets in 4 matches for Australia. But recently, after playing in the final of Australia's domestic ODI tournament, his injury has resurfaced.
31-year-old right-arm fast bowler Nathan Ellis was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the mega auction before last season at a base price of Rs 2 crore. However, he got a chance in only 1 match in IPL 2025, in which Ellis took 1 wicket. Despite this, the franchise retained him and this year he was considered an important link in the bowling attack of CSK. But now his injury has put CSK's preparations in trouble.
Apart from Ellis, Chennai has New Zealand star Matt Henry as a foreign fast bowler, whose playing was already decided. Now the question is whether Chennai chooses a new foreign bowler in place of Ellis or continues with England all-rounder Jamie Overton for the entire season. This will become clear in the next few days.
