Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad agree to four-player trade ahead of IPL 2027 auction
The Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have completed a four-player trade ahead of the IPL 2027 auction. Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards move to CSK, while Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis join SRH.
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New Delhi Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday (November 5, 2026) completed a four-player trade ahead of the IPL 2027 auction as Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards joined the five-time champions while Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis moved to SRH. IPL 2027 auction in Goa in mid December storyline 1 Livingstone, the England all-rounder, joins CSK at a reduced fee of ₹6 crore, having originally been acquired by SRH for ₹13 crore. The announcement was made by the IPL. IPL retention deadline extended to November 17 IPL retention deadline extended to November 17 The extension is understood to have been prompted by the India-New Zealand ODI series, with the fifth and final match scheduled to be played on November 15 IPL retention deadline extended to November 17 storyline 1 Australian seam-bowling all-rounder Edwards also joins CSK at his existing fee of ₹3 crore.
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