West Indies bowler Akeal Hosein became CSK's first buy at the IPL 2026 mini auction on Tuesday. The left-arm spinner was acquired by the franchise at his base price of ₹2 crore. He has played 87 T20Is so far, picking up 83 wickets. Notably, the move comes after CSK let go of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja ahead of the auction.