CSK Appoints Former England Star James Foster As Fielding Coach For IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings(CSK) appointed former England wicketkeeper-batter James Foster as fielding coach ahead of the IPL 2026 season.

CSK has added James Foster as fielding coach before the Indian Premier League 2026 season. The former England wicketkeeper-batter is 45 years old. He played 7 Tests, 11 ODIs and 5 T20Is for England between 2001 and 2009.

“Say Yellove to our fielding coach, James Foster! Former England wicketkeeper and a coach with experience across teams worldwide, he now kicks off this new chapter with the Pride,” CSK announced in a social media post.

Say Yellove to our fielding coach James Foster! 💛💪🏻

Former England wicketkeeper and a coach with experience across teams worldwide, he now kicks off this new chapter with the Pride. 🦁#WhistlePodu #Dencoming pic.twitter.com/hXkWDBiqEX

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 16, 2026

Foster joins a coaching group led by Stephen Fleming. Michael Hussey continues as batting coach. Eric Simmons handles the bowling unit.

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Foster earlier worked with England and New Zealand in coaching roles. He recently won the International League T20 title with Desert Vipers. He also serves as assistant coach of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.

Date	Opponent	Venue
March 30	Rajasthan Royals	Guwahati
April 3	Punjab Kings	Chennai
April 5	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Bengaluru
April 11	Delhi Capitals	Chennai

CSK Squad

MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma (wk), Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.