IPL 2026: CSK should release MS Dhoni and target these three players ahead of auction
Let us take a look at three players CSK might target in the IPL 2026 auction to replace MS Dhoni.
2. Quinton de Kock
If CSK decides to move on from MS Dhoni, Quinton de Kock could be seen as an option that could fit in this line-up. Across 115 IPL matches, he has scored 3,309 runs at an average of 30.63 and a strike rate of 134.02, including two centuries and 24 fifties. The southpaw has hit over 300 fours and 130 sixes in the league.
In T20s, the Proteas stumper-batter record stands at 11,422 runs in 410 matches at a strike rate of 137.78. Having previously won IPL titles with the Mumbai Indians, de Kock’s experience as both an opener and wicketkeeper could make him an ideal replacement.
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