Gareth Batty leaves Surrey to join CSK coaching staff

Head coach led club to three consecutive County Championships between 2022 and 2024…

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Published: Monday, 26 October 2026 at 2:42 PM

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Gareth Batty is leaving Surrey to join Chennai Super Kings as an assistant coach.
Batty will work under former Worcestershire teammate Zaheer Khan at CSK.
The move ends Batty's 21-year association with Surrey as a player, captain, and coach.

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Surrey head coach Gareth Batty is leaving the English county club to join Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings as an assistant coach. The 49-year-old will serve under his former Worcestershire teammate Zaheer Khan. His departure ends a 21-year association with Surrey as both a player and coach.

Batty previously guided Surrey to three consecutive County Championship titles between 2022 and 2024. CSK overhauled their coaching staff after former head coach Stephen Fleming departed to take charge of the England Men's Test team, taking assistants Eric Simons and James Foster with him.

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