Former CSK spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked his "ideal" Chennai Super Kings playing XII ahead of IPL 2026. His team includes CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan/Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, spinners Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad, pacers Matt Henry and Khaleel Ahmed, and Anshul Kamboj/Ramakrishna Ghosh/Rahul Chahar/Shreyas Gopal.