Delhi: Before the start of the 19th season of IPL, the troubles of Chennai Super Kings are increasing. The team’s fast bowler Nathan Ellis is already out of the tournament due to injury. The team has not yet announced his replacement. Meanwhile, the team’s tension has increased due to another Australian player.

CSK’s tension increased due to Matthew Short

Chennai Super Kings team will enter the field in IPL 2026 with the intention of winning its sixth title. However, even before taking the field, the team is starting to face setbacks one after another.

According to the report of Cricbuzz, Matthew Short is troubled by a thumb injury. Due to this, he will not be available to join CSK’s playing 11 in the initial matches of the tournament.

Short is an explosive batsman, who loves playing in T20 format. CSK had signed Short last year in the mini auction for IPL 2026 by paying Rs 1.5 crore. The team management was hopeful that he would contribute significantly to the team’s victory with his dangerous batting and bowling in the short tournament, but this would not be possible in the initial matches of the mega event.

Matthew Short’s T20 career statistics

30-year-old Short has played 153 matches so far in his T20 career. During this period, he has scored 3745 runs at a strike rate of more than 146. Short has scored these runs at an average of 27.33. Short has scored two centuries and 26 half-centuries. At the same time, Short has taken 61 wickets through his spin bowling. Now Chennai will also have to find a short option for the initial matches.

Squad of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dewald Brewis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dubey, Noor Ahmed, Shreyas Gopal, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapaneet Singh, Prashant Veer, Jack Faulks, Karthik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.

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