NEW DELHI: Chennai Tremendous Kings have suffered a significant setback as their star wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni has been dominated out for 2 weeks attributable to a calf pressure. CSK launched an announcement confirming the event.“MS Dhoni is presently present process rehabilitation for a calf pressure. In consequence, he’s prone to miss the primary two weeks of TATA IPL 2026. Get effectively quickly, Thala!,” CSK stated.
CSK will kick off their IPL 2026 marketing campaign towards Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati.Hypothesis that IPL 2026 could possibly be Dhoni’s final season has gathered tempo following information of his damage. Along with the calf pressure, Dhoni has additionally been coping with persistent knee points.Dhoni had acknowledged his declining health in the course of the ‘ROAR 26’ fan occasion at Chepauk just lately, saying that “it’s on the way in which down”.With Ruturaj Gaikwad main the franchise for a while, CSK have additionally strengthened their wicketkeeping choices by bringing in Sanju Samson and investing Rs 14.20 crore in uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma.In 278 matches, Dhoni has scored 5,439 runs in 242 innings at a median of 38.30 and a strike fee of 137.45, together with 24 fifties, with a highest rating of 84*.He’s the sixth-highest run-getter within the event’s historical past.