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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. 

Result – t20 – Afghanistan
Afghanistan National T20, 2025
Hindukush Strikers HS

145/9

Pamir Legends PAL

103/10

Hindukush Strikers won by 42 runs

Live – t20 – Afghanistan
Afghanistan National T20, 2025
Maiwand Champions MDS

Mahipar Stars MPS

30/3

Upcoming – t20 – Kecamatan Kuta Selatan
Bali Bash International Tri Series, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Indonesia INA

Philippines PHL

Live – oneday – Colombo
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025
Sri Lanka SL

Bangladesh BAN

96/2

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
CC Yullis-MU Trakia CCYMT

97/6

Sofia Stars SOST

100/0

Sofia Stars beat CC Yullis-MU Trakia by 10 wickets

Result – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
MUS Akademik Ravens MAR

152/3

CC Yullis-MU Trakia CCYMT

151/3

MUS Akademik Ravens won by 7 wickets

Live – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
MUS Akademik Ravens MAR

BSCU All Stars BSAS

23/4

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Sofia Stars SOST

BSCU - MU Plovdiv BMP

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 07:15 PM IST
BSCU - MU Plovdiv BMP

MUS Akademik Ravens MAR

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 11:15 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 04:15 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Sofia
ECS Bulgaria T10, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:15 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Ireland
Evoke Super 20 Trophy, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Scorchers Women SCO-W

Dragons Women DGW-W

Upcoming – t20 – Ireland
Evoke Super 20 Trophy, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:45 PM IST
Typhoons Women TYP-W

Dragons Women DGW-W

Live – t20 – Den Haag
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025
Netherlands NED

Jersey JER

101/5

Upcoming – t20 – Den Haag
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025
05 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Guernsey GUE

Italy ITA

Upcoming – t20 – Den Haag
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025
06 Jul 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Guernsey GUE

Scotland SCOT

Upcoming – t20 – Den Haag
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Italy ITA

Jersey JER

Live – oneday – United Kingdom
India Under 19 tour of England, 2025
England U19 ENGU19

India U19 INDU19

4/0

Result – t20 – Singapore
Indonesia Women tour of Singapore, 2025
Singapore Womens SIN-W

25/4

Indonesia Women INA-W

70/4

Indonesia Women beat Singapore Womens by 18 runs (D/L) method

Indonesia Women beat Singapore Women by 9 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Stack CC STCC

Bader & Nie Cricket Club BNC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
MEC Study Group MECS

Tally Rangers TCC

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA T20 Tri Series, 2025
Thunderstorm Outlanders THUO

114/9

Malaysia Blues MB

166/7

Malaysia Blues beat Thunderstorm Outlanders by 52 runs

Live – t20 – Klang
MCA T20 Tri Series, 2025
Malaysia Reds MR

172/6

Thunderstorm Outlanders THUO

76/6

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA T20 Tri Series, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 12:45 PM IST
Malaysia Reds MR

Thunderstorm Outlanders THUO

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Major League Cricket, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 12:30 AM IST
MI New York MINY

Los Angeles Knight Riders LAKR

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Major League Cricket, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
Seattle Orcas SOR

Texas Super Kings TSKS

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Major League Cricket, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 12:30 AM IST
Washington Freedom WAF

MI New York MINY

Upcoming – t20 – Lauderhill
Major League Cricket, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
Los Angeles Knight Riders LAKR

San Francisco Unicorns SFU

Upcoming – t20 – Northern Ireland
New Zealand A Women tour of England, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
England Women A ENGA-W

New Zealand Women A NZA-W

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Ossudu Accord Warriors OAW

Ruby White Town Legends RWT

Upcoming – t20 – Malawi
Quadrangular T20I Series in Malawi, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Germany GER

Malawi ML

Upcoming – t20 – Malawi
Quadrangular T20I Series in Malawi, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Bahrain BHN

Germany GER

Upcoming – t20 – Malawi
Quadrangular T20I Series in Malawi, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Malawi ML

Tanzania TAN

Upcoming – test – Bulawayo
South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, Test, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 01:30 PM IST
Zimbabwe ZIM

South Africa SA

Upcoming – oneday – Marrara
Sri Lanka A tour of Australia, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 06:00 AM IST
Australia A AUS A

Sri Lanka A SL-A

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 09:30 PM IST
Piton Strikers PTS

Bamboo Blasters BMB

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 12:00 AM IST
Whiptail Smashers WTS

Calabash Giants CBG

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 09:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Gros Islet
St.Lucia T10 Blast, 2025
07 Jul 2025, 12:00 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Dindigul
Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:15 PM IST
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans IDTT

Dindigul Dragons DID

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Lancashire LAN

Derbyshire DER

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
05 Jul 2025, 11:30 PM IST
Sussex SUSS

Hampshire HAM

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Glamorgan GLAM

Kent KENT

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Durham DURH

Birmingham Bears BB

Upcoming – t20 – Chesterfield
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Derbyshire DER

Yorkshire YOR

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Hampshire HAM

Somerset SOM

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Nottinghamshire NOT

Leicestershire LEI

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Northamptonshire NOR

Worcestershire WOR

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Gloucestershire GLO

Middlesex MID

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Surrey SURR

Essex ESS

Live – t20 – United Kingdom
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
Lancashire Women LAN-W

Essex Women ESS-W

7/0

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Hampshire Women HAM-W

Somerset Women SOM-W

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 03:30 PM IST
The Blaze Women TBLZ-W

Durham Women DUR-W

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
Surrey Women SUR-W

Essex Women ESS-W

Upcoming – t20 – United Kingdom
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
06 Jul 2025, 05:30 PM IST
Lancashire Women LAN-W

 Birmingham Bears Women BRB-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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