After 18 years, Stephen Fleming has left Chennai Super Kings. He played for CSK as a player in the 2008 season and then took over the post of head coach of the team from 2009. During this period, Fleming watched 10 IPL finals with the Chennai team and also took the team to the title 5 times. Now the question is who will be the next coach of Chennai Super Kings team in place of Fleming?
Who will become the new coach?
According to Times of India, senior officials of Chennai Super Kings are currently in Dallas (America), where MLC 2026 is currently being played. Former Indian cricketer Hemang Badani can become the new coach of Chennai Super Kings. Badani, who has been the coach of Delhi Capitals for the last 2 seasons in the Indian Premier League.
Chennai team can change its entire coaching staff. Let us tell you that after becoming champion for the fifth time in 2023, CSK team has not reached the playoffs even once. At present, top officials of the team are in America and along with reviewing the performance of the last season, they are also planning for the future.
Stephen Fleming played one season as a player for Chennai Super Kings. In IPL 2008, he scored 196 runs in 10 matches.
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Who is Hemang Badani?
Hemang Badani has played international cricket for the Indian team. He played 40 ODIs and 4 Test matches for Team India between 2000-2004. In his international career, he scored 961 runs including one century and 4 fifties. If he becomes the coach of Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2027, it will not be the first time that he will enter the CSK team. In the year 2010, CSK had signed Hemang Badani as a player, but he did not get a chance in the playing eleven even once.
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