CSK have finally announced a replacement for their injured all-rounder Ramakrishna Ghosh, who was ruled out from the remainder of IPL 2026 after having made his debut this season.
The Chennai Super Kings had already been without the likes of pacer Nathan Ellis before the start of the season, and despite having picked Spencer Johnson as his replacement, he was also ruled out due to a recent injury.
The Chennai Super Kings are well in the hunt for a playoff spot after having finished the last season at the end of the points table and having made a very poor start to their campaign in this edition of the competition.
CSK announces a replacement for Ramakrishna Ghosh; Karnataka off-spinner gets maiden IPL contract.
The Chennai Super Kings used Ramakrishna Ghosh as one of the bowling all-rounders in the match against the Mumbai Indians on the 2nd of May. 2026 at their home ground in the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
However, after having played that one game where he also picked a crucial wicket of Suryakumar Yadav and finished with impressive figures of 1/24 in his three overs in the game, he was ruled out from the remainder of the season with an injury. It was during that match that he sustained a fracture to the right foot.
Karnataka’s 24-year-old spin bowling all-rounder Macneil Hadley Noronha has been named as the replacement in IPL 2026. He recently made his debut for Karnataka, playing only three domestic games for the state after being picked out from the Maharaja Trophy.
Who is Macneil Noronha, the CSK’s new addition in IPL 2026?
24-year-old Karnataka cricketer Macneil Noronha is an off-spin bowling all-rounder who had a terrific season in the Karnataka domestic T20 tournament named the Maharaja Trophy. With his promising show, the Mangaluru Dragons won the 2025 season of the Maharaja Trophy.
He is known to be a powerful striker of the white ball, much like Ramakrishna Ghosh himself. He amassed 253 runs with the bat across 13 games in the season with a strike rate of 148.82 and included a total of 19 sixes. Chennai would need one such powerful striker lower down the order.
He also picked ten wickets with an economy of 7.44 and also achieved some promising performance with the ball in the final against the Hubli Tigers. He could be used in place of , citing his ability with the bat can add some firepower to the lower order. He also played three SMAT matches for Karnataka.
CSK continue their injury-laden campaign in IPL 2026
The CSK team have had a good campaign, especially with their recent winning streak, as they have equaled the points tally with the likes of the Rajasthan Royals and have also surpassed them in that points table.
However, despite their success, their struggle has been true with the fitness of the players. Many players, rather young cricketers, have suffered freak injuries and have been ruled out of the competition.
It includes the likes of CSK’s youngest batter on show, Ayush Mhatre, whose promising run in the season was blocked by an injury against SRH. the star pacer, was also ruled out of the season. CSK are on the verge of finishing off their group-stage games without a glimpse of their talismanic cricketer MS Dhoni.