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3 Teams That Could Target Rachin Ravindra if CSK Release Him Before IPL 2026 Auction 

Sandip Pawar

He has played 18 games for CSK in two seasons.

The IPL 2026 auction could witness quite a few big names going in the player market as the franchises look to rebuild their squads. Plenty of talented names will be released. One of them could be Rachin Ravindra, who has been with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the past two editions. 

The New Zealand all-rounder had a disappointing campaign in IPL 2025. He played eight matches and managed only 191 runs at an average of 27 and strike rate of 128. The left-hander failed in Major League Cricket as well, managing only 152 runs from eight innings at 19 average. 

Ravindra hasn’t developed into a proper T20 player but there’s a lot of potential. Other franchises might look to invest in that. Here we take a look at three franchises who could look to acquire him in the IPL 2026 auction. 

Upcoming – t20 – Singapore
Asia-Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Malaysia MAL

Hong Kong HKG

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Live – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
Rwanda RWA

25/3

Bahrain BHN

163/6

Upcoming – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Bahrain BHN

Malawi ML

Upcoming – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Rwanda RWA

Malawi ML

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Romania ROM

128/9

Austria AUST

129/3

Austria won by 7 wickets

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Hungary HUN

93/10

Romania ROM

94/0

Romania beat Hungary by 10 wickets

Toss – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Hungary HUN

Luxembourg LUX

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Romania ROM

Luxembourg LUX

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Hungary HUN

Austria AUST

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Austria AUST

Luxembourg LUX

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

114/2

Rising Phoenix RPH

108/6

Alby Zalmi CC won by 8 wickets

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

102/7

Huddinge HDN

104/1

Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 9 wickets

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

93/8

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

118/7

Alby Zalmi CC beat Marsta CC by 25 runs

Toss – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 06:15 PM IST
Huddinge HDN

Rising Phoenix RPH

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
Marsta CC MAR

Huddinge HDN

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM IST
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 02:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Marsta CC MAR

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:15 PM IST
Jinnah CC JIHCC

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Rising Phoenix RPH

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Botswana Women BOT-W

Malawi Women MWW-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Eswatini Women EWW-W

Lesotho Women LSN-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:20 PM IST
Rwanda Women RWA-W

Sierra Leone Women SLO-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:20 PM IST
Cameroon Women CW-W

Mozambique Women MZW-W

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Fakhr-E-Kashmir FEK

Royal Lions CC RLC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:30 AM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

Al mulla Exchange ALECC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Super Lanka SUL

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

79/3

Utkal Cricket Club UTC

77/7

Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 7 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
JB Kings JBK

97/3

MR KB Putrajaya MKP

99/4

MR KB Putrajaya won by 6 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
KL Gladiators KLG

61/6

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

62/5

Maxx Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 5 wickets

Abandoned – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

119/2

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Match abandoned due to rain

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:30 AM IST
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

KL Gladiators KLG

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 08:40 AM IST
JB Kings JBK

Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:50 AM IST
Utkal Cricket Club UTC

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
MR KB Putrajaya MKP

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Live – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
Kenya KNY

124/8

Uganda UGA

65/2

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM IST
Nigeria NIG

Namibia A NBA

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM IST
United Arab Emirates UAE

Nigeria NIG

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM IST
Kenya KNY

Namibia A NBA

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Yanam Royals YAR

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

166/3

Amo Sharks ASS

165/7

Mis Ainak Knights won by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Band-e-Amir Dragons BAD

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:00 AM IST
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

Boost Defenders BDS

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Amo Sharks ASS

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

Upcoming – t20 – Trinidad and Tobago
USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

Upcoming – t20 – Northern Ireland
World Championship of Legends, 2025
25 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Pakistan Champions PNC

South Africa Champions SAC

Upcoming – t20 – Northern Ireland
World Championship of Legends, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
India Champions IAC

Australia Champions AAC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Pakistan Champions PNC

West Indies Champions WIC

Upcoming – t20 – Harare
Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
New Zealand NZ

South Africa SA

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Zimbabwe Women ZIM-W

KKR could look to address their top order woes with Rachin Ravindra

Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2024 edition but had a poor IPL 2025 season, failing to reach the playoffs. They had several issues throughout the tournament. The top order batting was amongst the major issues. 

KKR tried Quinton de Kock and Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top alongside Sunil Narine but they could not match the expectations. They are likely to release both de Kock and Gurbaz, and will be in need of an overseas top order batter. If CSK release him, Ravindra could be a good fit at KKR. 

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Delhi Capitals to target overseas batters in IPL 2026 Auction

Delhi Capitals had spent INR 9 crore to acquire Jake Fraser-McGurk via Right-To-Match card in the previous auction. But he couldn’t return the faith, managing just 55 runs from six innings. They had also bought Faf du Plessis, who averaged 22 and struck at 124 in the season.

DC could release the pair ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. If they do so, they will need another overseas batter. Rachin Ravindra could be a good option as he comes with age on his side and a higher upside. 

A back-up opener at Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) 

The Super Giants had Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram opening the innings in IPL 2025. The pair did exceedingly well, getting the team off to a great start consistently. But the pair might not be as effective in the next season. Marsh also has a track record of tournament-ending injuries. In which case, LSG would like to have a good back-up option. 

LSG had Matthew Breetzke in the previous edition but he could be released. Rachin could be a good choice, given the potential he has. 

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