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Gareth Batty leaves Surrey to join Chennai Super Kings
Gareth Batty is leaving Surrey to join Chennai Super Kings as an assistant coach.
The move ends his 21-year association with the English county, where he played and later coached.
Batty became Surrey head coach in 2022 and led the team to three straight County Championship titles from 2022 to 2024.
He retired as a player in 2021 after representing England and taking more than 500 wickets for Surrey across formats.
He will join CSK for the 2027 IPL season, bringing experience from English county cricket to the five-time IPL champions.
His departure adds to a coaching gap in county cricket: three of the 10 teams set to play in Division One next season are without a head coach.
Gareth Batty has stepped down as Surrey head coach to join Chennai Super Kings as an assistant coach.
He is joining the Indian Premier League side ahead of the 2027 season.
Batty led Surrey to three consecutive County Championship titles from 2022 to 2024.
His departure ends a 21-year association with Surrey.
- Who
- Gareth Batty, Surrey’s departing head coach.
- What
- He has stepped down to join Chennai Super Kings as an assistant coach.
- When
- Announced on October 26, 2026; he is joining ahead of IPL 2027.
- Where
- Surrey in England and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
- Why
- Surrey’s director of cricket said the opportunity was too good to pass up. Batty described the move as an exciting new journey for his family.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Batty took charge of Surrey as head coach.
Surrey won three consecutive County Championship titles under Batty.
Batty’s departure from Surrey to join Chennai Super Kings was reported.
- New role
- Assistant coach, Chennai Super Kings
- League season
- IPL 2027
- Surrey titles
- Three consecutive County Championship titles, 2022–2024
- Surrey association
- 21 years
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What people are saying
Thank you hardly seems enough for all that Surrey has meant to me,
The new journey is a very exciting one for my family and I, and I'm looking forward to getting going.
While we are sorry to see him go, I understand that this opportunity was too good for him to pass up on and will enable him to spend more time with his family outside of the IPL season.