Ex-BCCI President N Srinivasan becomes Chairman of CSK before IPL 2026

N Srinivasan has taken over as chairman of Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (CSKCL) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, according to The Hindu BusinessLine.

India Cement, the owner of the cricket franchise, was bought out by Ultratech in December 2024. This meant that neither Srinivasan nor his daughter Rupa Gurunath was on the CSKCL’s board. However, three months later, in February, both were appointed as additional directors.

Srinivasan holds 0.11 per cent of shares in CSKCL. His wife, Chitra Srinivasan, and daughter, Rupa, hold 0.03 and 0.01 per cent, respectively. A close confidant of Srinivasan, K S Viswanathan has been serving as Managing Director for CSK since September last year and will hold the position until 2028.

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CSKCL annual report

“The Season XVIII of the Indian Premier League commenced on 22nd March 2025, and the matches were played from March to June 2025. While your IPL Franchise Chennai Super Kings did not qualify for the Knockouts, we remain optimistic of a strong comeback and an improved performance in the upcoming seasons,” CSKCL said in its annual report.

“The company is constantly expanding its global footprint by participating in T20 leagues hosted by other nations with its global franchises like ‘Joburg Super Kings’ in Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 League and ‘Texas Super Kings’ in Major League Cricket in the United States of America, and by increasing the number of its Cricket Academies abroad. The company says it is also setting up, developing, and managing various sports academies and performance centres, and these are set to increase in the near future.

Further, CSK also wants to amend its Memorandum of Association to monetise various play fields, courts, stadium, and other utility centres and lands that it owns. The incremental income from the proposal would complement the existing business of the company,” the annual report further read.

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