Overview
- Chennai Super Kings announced on Monday that they and head coach Stephen Fleming have mutually decided to part ways after an 18-year association.
- Fleming leaves having guided CSK to five IPL titles and two Champions League T20 trophies while overseeing a record run of playoff appearances that ended after 2023.
- The separation follows three seasons of declining results, including a last-place finish in 2025 and an eighth-place finish in the 2026 IPL, which heightened pressure on coaching leadership.
- CSK has not named a replacement and media outlets report active speculation about candidates such as MS Dhoni and Hemang Badani while stressing that any successor is not yet confirmed.
- Reports say the club is reviewing coaching roles across its sister teams after the Texas Super Kings’ poor Major League Cricket showing, a move that could trigger wider staff changes before the next IPL cycle.