Chennai, Sept. 21 -- Five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winner Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ropes in veteran pacer Zaheer Khan as the team's Head Coach for IPL 2027.

The veteran seamer has replaced Stephen Fleming, who had been in the role for 16 years and helped deliver five IPL titles, as per a press release.

Khan was most recently with Lucknow Super Giants as their mentor, but the two parted ways in 2025. Before that, he was part of the Mumbai Indians setup from 2018 to 2022, initially serving as Director of Cricket Operations before becoming Global Head of Development as the owners expanded their portfolio and acquired T20 teams around the world. The CSK role will, however, mark his first stint as a head coach.

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