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Will MS Dhoni finally play in CSK’s last home match of the season?

Will MS Dhoni finally play in CSK’s last home match of the season?

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5 min readMay 17, 2026 09:17 PM IST As the clock ticked 6.30 PM, a padded-up MS Dhoni strolled out of the MA Chidambaram Stadium dressing room. After a bit of warm-up in the indoor arena, with no trainer by his side for a change, the 44-year-old did a few stretching exercises before waiting for around 15 minutes for his turn to bat. He batted in the nets alongside Prashant Veer for 30 minutes, facing the throwdown specialists and then the spinners. By the time the clock struck 7.30 PM, he was back in the dressing room. As Chennai Super Kings prepare to host Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final home game this season, a question that has done the rounds not just Chepauk but around the country still remains unanswered. Will Dhoni play on Monday? As the former CSK captain spent an extended period on the sidelines, first with injury and then to not take Kartik Sharma’s spot, it appeared as if Chennai had made peace with Dhoni moving on. But a comment he made …

Chennai Super Kings’ ‘Roar 26’ event at Chepauk: OG CSK stars reunite, Sanju Samson brings the roof down, and gauntlet thrown down for youngsters | Cricket News

Chennai Super Kings’ ‘Roar 26’ event at Chepauk: OG CSK stars reunite, Sanju Samson brings the roof down, and gauntlet thrown down for youngsters | Cricket News

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4 min readChennaiMar 22, 2026 09:44 PM IST The intention behind Chennai Super Kings organising ‘Roar 26’ was to bring the fans closer to the icons of the franchise. And through the course of a five-and-a-half-hour glittering event at Chepauk, the franchise put up a flex – with their OG squad of the initial years proudly displaying the three IPL titles and two Champions League trophies won between 2010-2018. Having not won an IPL title since 2023, for the new, young team of 2026, it seemed like a hidden message that highlighted the expectations here. A gauntlet is being thrown. From the time the franchise made the announcement about the event, all eyes have been on the star cast. And despite being associated with other IPL franchises, Dwayne Bravo and Matthew Hayden, now with Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans as support staff, joined the list of former stars which included Parthiv Patel, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Shadab Jakati, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, Aniruda Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Murali Vijay, Muttiah Muralitharan, Michael Hussey, Ambati Rayudu and Suresh …

Check out full schedule, squads, venues of New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, UAE, Canada

Check out full schedule, squads, venues of New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, UAE, Canada

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T20 World Cup 2026 Group D: The T20 World Cup 2026 group stage action will be marked from an exciting set of matches in group D, which will likely play as the ‘Group of Death’, starting February 8. With last edition’s runners-up, South Africa, locked in with New Zealand and Afghanistan, there will be an intense battle for the top two spots in the group. Also in the race are the United Arab Emirates and Canada as the teams lock horns for crucial points in the first phase of the tournament. While they haven’t quite had a decent run in recent months, the South African unit is capable of replicating their 2024 World Cup and give all the teams a run for their tournament this time. Venues: The teams in this group will play across three venues in India in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Delhi. T20 World Cup – Group D fixtures All timings are local time Match 4 – 8 February 202611:00 AMAfghanistan v New ZealandVenue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai CHECK OUT: T20 World Cup 2026 …

Ajith Kumar watches CSK vs SRH match in Chepauk stadium with wife and son, Sivakarthikeyan joins them too. See pic

Ajith Kumar watches CSK vs SRH match in Chepauk stadium with wife and son, Sivakarthikeyan joins them too. See pic

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Apr 25, 2025 10:08 PM IST Ajith Kumar, Sivakarthikeyan were all smiles as they attended the IPL match at Chepauk Stadium on Friday evening. Check out more pictures below. Actor Ajith Kumar stole the show at the Chepauk Stadium as he was spotted attending the CSK vs SRH match on Friday evening. The actor is basking in the success of his latest release Good Bad Ugly, which performed very well in theatres globally. Ajith was present with son Advaik, who sat on his lap. (Also read: ‘Couple goals’: Ajith Kumar feeds cake to wife Shalini in cute video as they celebrate 25 years of togetherness. Watch) Ajith Kumar with Sivakarthiyan during the IPL match on Friday evening. Ajith watches IPL match with family Several pictures from the match coverage, which had Ajith watching the tournament intently was shared on X (Formerly Twitter). Ajith looked dapper in a black shirt, and in one picture he was seen with his wife Shalini and son Advaik. Their son sat on Ajith’s lap as the whole family concentrated on …

CSK’s tale of woes continue against KKR in another hammering; Dhoni’s side register lowest ever total at home | Ipl News

CSK’s tale of woes continue against KKR in another hammering; Dhoni’s side register lowest ever total at home | Ipl News

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Another humbling at Chepauk as KKR bundle out MS Dhoni’s CSK for their lowest home total and race home in the run-chase with 59 balls to spare. At 8:49 pm, as MS Dhoni fell to leave Chennai Super Kings tottering at 75/8 in the 16th over, Chepauk witnessed extraordinary scenes. Across the stadium, some of the CSK faithful began the slow walk towards the exit gate as a deafening silence hung in the air. It has been that sort of season for Chennai Super Kings, where with each outing – be it home or away – they look every bit an outdated outfit that opposition teams can swat aside without breaking a sweat. After Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, it was the turn of Kolkata Knight Riders to inflict another hiding at home as Chennai ended up with 103/9 – their lowest-ever at home – a total that was overhauled with considerable ease with 8 wickets and 59 balls to spare. Story continues below this ad Unwatchable T20 side As each of the Chennai batsmen …

‘Hopefully we break the jinx today’: Virat Kohli on ending RCB’s winless run vs MI at Wankhede since 2015 | Ipl News

‘Hopefully we break the jinx today’: Virat Kohli on ending RCB’s winless run vs MI at Wankhede since 2015 | Ipl News

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With Royal Challengers Bengaluru winless against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede since 2015, star batter Virat Kohli, who smashed a 42-ball 67 on Monday said that he’s hoping that they break the jinx, just like they had ended their Chepauk drought against Chennai Super Kings last week. ‘Hopefully we break the jinx today,” Kohli said at the mid-innings chat after RCB posted 221/5 against the Mumbai Indians. Talking about RCB’s counterattack after Phil Salt was sent back early and his knock, Kohli reveals how he and the team went about it. Story continues below this ad “That was pretty good. After losing a wicket on the second ball, we countered pretty nicely. Dev played a brilliant impact knock for us, really changed the momentum towards us. I got a few going as well. That partnership was really important for us to set that total on the board. My strength is to get my touch and feel of the ball early on, then I can play the shots I that I want to. I tried to …

‘He should have batted ahead of Ashwin’: Shane Watson on MS Dhoni coming out at No. 9 vs RCB | Ipl News

‘He should have batted ahead of Ashwin’: Shane Watson on MS Dhoni coming out at No. 9 vs RCB | Ipl News

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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson batted for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be promoted up the batting order for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This was after CSK suffered a heavy 50-run defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chepauk on Friday with Dhoni coming in to bat at number 9 with Ravichandran Ashwin sent before him. The former CSK captain would play a vintage 16-ball 30 but the match was already out of CSK’s hands by then. “This is exactly what CSK fans come to see — 30 off 16 deliveries from Dhoni. I would have absolutely loved to see him come up the order. In my opinion, he should have batted ahead of Ashwin,” Watson said. “Given the game situation, Dhoni could have played like this for another 15 balls. Over the last couple of years, he has consistently shown that he’s still batting beautifully. I truly believe he should be promoted up the order so we can see the full extent of his skills,” he added. Story continues below this ad The …

Cheteshwar Pujara says Chennai Super Kings middle order does not look ‘completely ready’ after loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ipl News

Cheteshwar Pujara says Chennai Super Kings middle order does not look ‘completely ready’ after loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ipl News

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Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Cheteshwar Pujara said that the Chennai team might lack the firepower in their middle order which might come back to haunt them in a tournament like the Indian Premier League (IPL). This was after CSK had lost by 50 runs to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Chepauk on Friday, their heaviest ever home defeat while chasing. “There is a lot of concern in the batting line-up outside of Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad because their middle-order will have to click at some point,” Pujara said in an interaction with ESPNCricinfo. “They will have to start scoring runs quickly. They rely heavily on their middle-order. Yes, their top-order is their strength, but when they don’t perform well that’s the time the middle-order has to step up, it doesn’t look like they’re completely ready for it. It looks like they’ll need better surfaces to get back into form and when they start playing at home again, they’ll be able to perform well,” he added. Story continues below this ad The veteran batter …

Cheteshwar Pujara surprised with Stephen Fleming’s comments on Chepauk, says CSK always made pitches according to their strengths | Ipl News

Cheteshwar Pujara surprised with Stephen Fleming’s comments on Chepauk, says CSK always made pitches according to their strengths | Ipl News

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With Chennai Super Kings (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming saying that there’s no ‘home advantage’ for the Chennai Super Kings while playing in Chepauk after their 50-run loss to Royal challengers Bengaluru on Friday, veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara, who spent one year at the franchise in 2021, said he found Fleming’s comments surprising. “… at CSK, you can’t complain. It’s one franchise where they’ve been preparing pitches according to their strengths. If he’s (Fleming) saying that [there is no home advantage, they don’t have a say, then I’m quite surprised,” Pujara told ESPNCricinfo as per PTI. “If you speak about MI, CSK, KKR – I don’t think that’s the case [them not getting pitches they ask for]. Any other franchise, I can still understand. Those (three) franchises make sure they get what they want. Their strength has been when they play at home,” he added. Story continues below this ad There have been a lot of controversies recently over teams not getting pitches which would play to their advantage in their home grounds with reports suggesting …

Ruturaj Gaikwad rates RCB match as second most looked forward to, for CSK | Ipl News

Ruturaj Gaikwad rates RCB match as second most looked forward to, for CSK | Ipl News

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Ahead of his team’s clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has said that the south side derby was the second-most anticipated face off after Mumbai Indians. Gaikwad was speaking exclusively on JioStar’s “Star Nahi Far” program and spoke of his bond with fellow captain Rajat Patidar with whom he is friends. “Really looking forward to playing against RCB, especially with Rajat (Patidar) as the new captain. Immediately when they announced Rajat as the captain, I messaged him and wished him good luck. We have been friends for a while now, we know each other really well, and obviously, RCB has been one of the strongest teams. They have done really well every year now,” Gaikwad said. The two teams with the most passionate fan bases and talismans in MS Dhoni and V Kohli, have both seen captaincy handed to young Indian players. CSK won their opener against Mumbai by 4 wickets, while RCB had beaten KKR by 7 wickets. Story continues below this ad Gaikwad added he was looking forward …