India, May 15 -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday named the injury replacement for Khaleel Ahmed, after the left-arm pacer was ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season due to a right quadricep injury. Khaleel suffered the setback during the match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The incident happened during CSK's bowling innings and Khaleel was spotted clutching his right leg in visible pain, and eventually he had to walk off the field.

Khaleel was ruled out of the tournament on April 16, and a month later, the five-time champions have finally named a replacement. CSK have brought India pacer Kuldip Yadav on board for INR 30 lakh.

Speaking of Kuldip, he made his IPL deb...