Nathan Ellis in motion for Australia.
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Dr. Iyappan Ponnuswamy, Medical Director, Kauvery Hospital, Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj, Co-founder and Executive Director of Kauvery Group of Hospitals and Dr. S. Sivaram Kannan, Clinical Lead & Chief Consultant Physician, Kauvery Hospital, with Okay.S. Viswananthan, MD, Chennai Super Kings on the perform to announce the tie-up as an official associate.
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Chennai Super Kings suffered an enormous blow forward of the IPL 2026, with Nathan Ellis set to be dominated out of the competitors. The 31-year-old Australian quick bowler has suffered a hamstring damage and received’t recuperate in time.
“It is a big blow for us. Ellis is a crucial bowler, especially in the death overs. We are looking at replacements,” mentioned CSK CEO Okay.S. Viswanthan to The Hindu on Thursday throughout an occasion to announce Kauvery Hospitals as an official associate of the crew.
The hospital’s medical director Dr. Iyappan Ponnuswamy, Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj, co-founder and govt director, and Dr. S. Sivaram Kannan, medical lead & chief marketing consultant doctor, have been current on the event.
The lack of Ellis may drive a serious rethink of plans for the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led outfit.
Since 2022, the crew had relied on Matheesha Pathirana because the death-overs specialist, however launched the Sri Lankan pacer after a disappointing marketing campaign final 12 months.
Meanwhile, Viswanathan additionally mentioned that the overseas recruits will be part of the camp within the subsequent few days. He mentioned the current West Asia disaster, which has affected main airline hubs within the UAE and Qatar, hasn’t considerably affected the journey plans of their abroad recruits.
Noor Ahmad has already arrived, whereas Jamie Overton was anticipated to succeed in Chennai by Thursday tonight.
The likes of Dewald Brevis, Matt Henry, Zack Foulkes and Matthew Short will be part of by March 22, whereas Akeal Hosein will be part of on the twenty fifth.
Meanwhile, Sanju Samson, the star of India’s victorious T20 World Cup marketing campaign, arrived within the metropolis on Thursday to hitch the pre-season camp.
The five-time champion made one of many largest commerce offers within the IPL final 12 months when it traded in Samson from Rajasthan Royals for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
The Super Kings, together with their star participant M.S. Dhoni, have been coaching within the metropolis since March 1, initially at its High Performance Centre and at present on the MAC Stadium. They may even have an intra-squad recreation on March 23.
Published – March 19, 2026 05:33 pm IST
