Another injury blow for CSK, Indian international ruled out of IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings pacer Khaleel Ahmed has been ruled retired of IPL 2026 owed to a quadriceps injury, dealing a stroke to the franchise’s bowling attack. The left-arm seamer, who featured successful each 5 matches for CSK this season, reported discomfort successful his close hep during their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders connected April 14. "It is simply a people 2 teardrop and the rehab volition instrumentality astatine slightest 10-12 weeks," said an IPL source.Khaleel had been 1 of CSK’s much reliable performers successful the aboriginal signifier of IPL 2026. He picked up 2 wickets successful 5 matches, with champion figures of 1/24 and maintained an system complaint of 8.67, often operating with the caller ball.Khaleel Ahmed has had a decade-long IPL journey, evolving from a earthy Under-19 imaginable into a seasoned left-arm gait specialist. Over 76 matches, helium has taken 91 wickets astatine an mean of 27.19, representing 3 large franchises - Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. In 2023, helium became the fastest Indian bowler to scope 50 IPL wickets and inn 2024, helium was 1 of the astir effectual bowlers successful the archetypal six overs, taking 8 wickets astatine an system of 8.87. Despite humble wicket returns, his relation successful providing aboriginal breakthroughs and power successful the powerplay made him a cardinal portion of CSK’s bowling plans. The 27-year-old has represented India successful 11 ODIs and 18 T20Is, with his past planetary quality coming successful July 2024.