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James Foster, former England cricket, is the brand new fielding coach for Chennai Super Kings for the 2026 IPL season, joining Stephen Fleming, Michael Hussey and Eric Simmons.
James Foster is the brand new fielding coach of Chennai Super Kings (X/CSK)
Former England wicketkeeper-batter James Foster was appointed because the fielding coach of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday, ahead of the upcoming 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
Foster will join the coaching team of Chennai Super Kings, which is led by former Latest Zealand national cricket team captain Stephen Fleming. Michael Hussey serves because the batting coach and Eric Simmons is the bowling coach.
Who Is James Foster?
At 45 years old, Foster played seven Tests, 11 ODIs, and five T20Is between 2001 and 2009.
He has been a part of the coaching staff for the England and Latest Zealand sides and recently won the ILT20 title with the Desert Vipers. Foster can also be the assistant coach of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.
“Say Yellove to our fielding coach James Foster! Former England wicketkeeper and a coach with experience across teams worldwide, he now kicks off this recent chapter with the Pride,” CSK announced in a social media post.
CSK will start their IPL 2026 campaign with an away game against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30, before returning home to face Punjab Kings on April 4.
Here’s a have a look at Chennai Super Kings’ schedule for IPL 2026.
CSK full schedule for IPL 2026
(Phase 1 Schedule)
March 30: Rajasthan Royals vs CSK (Guwahati) – 7:30 PM
April 3: CSK vs Punjab Kings (Chennai) – 7:30 PM
April 5: RCB vs CSK (Bengaluru) – 7:30 PM
April 11: CSK vs Delhi Capitals (Chennai) -7:30 PM IST
CSK squad for IPL 2026
MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma (wk), Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.
(With inputs from Agencies)
March 16, 2026, 20:53 IST
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