IPL 2026: MS Dhoni’s injury comes as blessing in disguise for Chennai Super Kings, as they go for modern T20 approach, starting with game vs Rajasthan Royals | Cricket News
4 min readMar 29, 2026 08:17 PM IST For the first time since the IPL began in 2008, Chennai Super Kings will take the field against Rajasthan Royals without MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina. For a couple of seasons, when they failed to make the play-offs in successive editions, CSK appeared to be stuck in a time warp while Other franchises moved on, embracing a new attacking game plan all the way down the batting order. And now, after going after youth at the auction, CSK are now in uncharted territory without their Thala, who will miss at least two weeks of action due to a calf strain. Having chosen to stay back in Chennai for rehab, the face of the franchise would be absent from Guwahati, as they take on the inaugural IPL champions. While Dhoni missing a tie would have been a huge blow in times gone by, there is no anxiety in Chennai’s ranks this time. If anything, this could well be a signal for the franchise to move on from the …






