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Has MS Dhoni played his last IPL game? Before CSK’s match, former captain heads to Ranchi

Has MS Dhoni played his last IPL game? Before CSK’s match, former captain heads to Ranchi

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4 min readChennaiUpdated: May 21, 2026 11:13 AM IST With the thumb injury yet to heal, MS Dhoni has headed home to Ranchi even as Chennai Super Kings get ready to take on a crucial fixture against Gujarat Titans on Thursday. With CSK’s chances of making the play-offs appearing slim, the IPL 2026 marks the first edition of the tournament where Dhoni hasn’t played a single game and puts a question mark around his future. “I can confirm Dhoni is not here (Ahmedabad) with the team, but if we do happen to qualify, he’ll definitely join back up with the squad. He’s got a bit of a sore thumb. He’s recovering nicely, but he won’t be ready for this match. If we manage to get through to the playoffs, hopefully he’ll be alright,” Hussey said. Having been ruled out at the start of the season for two weeks due to a calf injury, Dhoni then decided to sit out of the matches after regaining fitness because he did’t want to take a spot of Kartik …

‘That’s the management’s call’: Stephen Fleming on his future as CSK head coach | Cricket News

‘That’s the management’s call’: Stephen Fleming on his future as CSK head coach | Cricket News

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3 min readChennaiMay 19, 2026 08:48 AM IST As the five-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad pushed Chennai Super Kings to the brink, their hopes of qualification for the play-offs isn’t in their hands anymore. Should they fail to make it, it would be the third successive season that Chennai have failed to make the play-offs. With the pressure piling on head coach Stephen Fleming, the Kiwi has refused to confirm his continuity, revealing the decision would be taken by the management. Since arriving at the franchise as a player during the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008, Fleming took charge as the head coach in the 2009 and has since become the longest serving coach at any IPL franchise. With 5 titles and two Champions League titles, Fleming is the most decorated coach in IPL, but after another failed shot at making the play-offs, there has been growing displeasure among the CSK faithful. Those noises had reached Fleming which he acknowledged early in the season. And speaking shortly after their defeat to Hyderabad, Fleming …

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 …

MS Dhoni sits out of trip to Delhi ahead CSK’s next IPL 2026 match | Cricket News

MS Dhoni sits out of trip to Delhi ahead CSK’s next IPL 2026 match | Cricket News

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1 min readUpdated: May 4, 2026 04:05 PM IST MS Dhoni has not travelled to Delhi for Chennai Super Kings’ next match against the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2026. The five-time champions’ bowling coach Eric Simmons told the media on Monday that the talismanic former captain hasn’t travelled to the national capital for the game that will be played on Tuesday, thus possibly making it the 10th match that Dhoni has missed this season. CSK are currently placed sixth on the league table, having picked themselves up after a rather disastrous start in which they suffered with three back-to-back defeats. CSK had revealed ahead of their season opener that Dhoni had been ruled out for the first two weeks with a calf injury. Since then, the 44-year-old underwent a fitness test, cleared it and joined the team to the away trips to Hyderabad and Mumbai. However, despite travelling with the team and practicing regularly, Dhoni has stayed away from the dugout on match days. More to come…   Disclaimer: We do not …

Will MS Dhoni Play in MI vs CSK Clash of IPL 2026?

Will MS Dhoni Play in MI vs CSK Clash of IPL 2026?

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With anticipations over the return of MS Dhoni for the upcoming MI vs CSK clash, the bowling coach Eric Simmons has provided an update on the veteran wicketkeeper. He confirmed that despite the medical team’s assessment of MS Dhoni’s fitness on match day, the final call will be from the player. “A decision on him (Dhoni) will be taken tomorrow by him and the medical staff, if he is absolutely ready to go,” Simmons said on the eve of the match. Meanwhile, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has also not revealed MS Dhoni’s return date, but confirmed that he will return to action very sooner. “We were playing a practice match which is where he snapped his calf. He wasn’t been able to run as comfortably as he would like to due to the injury. Since then, it’s been all about taking time on his recovery. He is getting there slowly. Maybe, he might feature in the next game or the one after that. He will back one day definitely,” Gaikwad said at an event. The …

IPL 2026: ‘Maybe Dhoni is telling them to run the show’

IPL 2026: ‘Maybe Dhoni is telling them to run the show’

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3 min readApr 3, 2026 07:07 PM IST Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a big statement on his former Indian Premier League franchise, saying in the Chennai Super Kings setup, star player and former India captain MS Dhoni may not be as involved as he once was. Ahead of their first home game of the IPL 2026 against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Chepauk, Dhoni’s availability is still uncertain. The five-time champions were dealt a huge blow when their ex-captain was ruled out for two weeks following a calf strain. Ashwin said Dhoni might not be as involved, wanting current captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and head coach Stephen Fleming to run the show themselves in order to prepare the franchise for a transition once he retires from the league. “None of us can predict from the outside that what is the relation between Gaikwad, Fleming and Dhoni. I do know that Fleming and Gaikwad sit and have a lot of discussions. Maybe Dhoni is telling them to run the show and learn as they have …

‘MS Dhoni should play for another 10 years’: Yograj Singh’s high praise for CSK veteran | Cricket News

‘MS Dhoni should play for another 10 years’: Yograj Singh’s high praise for CSK veteran | Cricket News

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2 min readMar 27, 2026 04:38 PM IST Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh recently opened up on MS Dhoni‘s tenure in the Indian Premier League, praising the Chennai Super Kings veteran for his longevity and slammed people calling for his retirement. Dhoni will enter is 19th IPL season this year and like every year, there have been questions floating around whether this will be his last season or not. “I admire him. MS Dhoni should play for another 10 years. Because he has proved his fitness. The guy has discipline, the guy has dedication. I still see his forearms– amazing. The way he is playing, why not? Who the hell are people to tell him to retire? No. As far as cricket is concerned, hats off to him,” Yograj said in an interaction with InsideSport. Former Indian off-spinner and Chennai Super Kings cricketer R Ashwin had also said if Dhoni wants to play, he has to start, but if he does not want to play, he should not be playing the entire season. “I do …

Which is MS Dhoni’s favourite football team? Former CSK teammate Sam Billings answers | Cricket News

Which is MS Dhoni’s favourite football team? Former CSK teammate Sam Billings answers | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 17, 2026 04:34 PM IST Former Chennai Super Kings player Sam Billings recently opened up about how he used to spend time with Mahendra Singh Dhoni watching Manchester United matches during his stay with the franchise from 2018-2019 where he was part of the title-winning sqaud. “Dhoni. Has to be,” the English player answered in the Stick To Cricket podcast when he was asked who the best franchise player he has played with. “I just think in terms of his captaincy, his aura. He is fantastic. In terms of so incredibly calm and he is genuinely cool. There’s not many cool people. You don’t meet many cool people nowadays,” he said. “But he is just what a lovely guy, considering how much stardom he has and so much of a superstar. Obviously a Man United fan like myself and so we’d watch every Man United game because he can’t leave the hotel, he can’t go downstairs to the hotel bar. He has a little shisha man who looks after the shisha. …

Where will MS Dhoni bat for CSK in IPL 2026? R Ashwin makes a bold claim

Where will MS Dhoni bat for CSK in IPL 2026? R Ashwin makes a bold claim

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Five years on since his international retirement, MS Dhoni continues to keep his ardent fans guessing. Confronting the question of calling time on playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, the ageing talisman has now played six seasons since his last appearance for India in 2019. Gearing up for the 19th IPL season with CSK, the 44-year-old Dhoni resumed training in Ranchi on Saturday, two months ahead of the proposed start of the tournament. With several high-profile acquisitions, including India wicket-keeper Sanju Samson, many believe that Dhoni could move to a non-playing capacity during the IPL 2026 season. However, his former teammate, R Ashwin, thinks otherwise. Ashwin, who retired from IPL cricket in August 2025 after spending the previous season with CSK, made a bold claim that Dhoni could don a fresh role with the bat, moving to exploit conditions in the batting Powerplay for the five-time champions. MSD at No. 3? “Dhoni looks set to play as he has already started practising. He’s looking fit. Some said he may not …

Which is MS Dhoni’s favourite football team? Former CSK teammate Sam Billings answers | Cricket News

‘I think the biggest challenge with CSK that he is facing this year is, he doesn’t have the..’: Rayudu on MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings’ challenges ahead | Cricket News

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MS Dhoni has been a pillar for Chennai Super Kings in his 18-year long association with the team in the Indian Premier League. With CSK retaining Dhoni as an uncapped Indian player prior to this year’s IPL mini auction, Dhoni remains one of the key players for the Chennai franchise for next year’s IPL. The former Indian captain had also captained CSK for a few matches when Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured during this year’s IPL. With Chennai Super Kings speeding Rs 43.40 crore in the mini-auction this month, the auction also saw the team spending Rs 14.20 crore each on the likes of uncapped all-rounder Prashant Veer and wicketkeeper-batsman Kartik Sharma making them the joint-most expensive uncapped players in IPL history. Former Indian and CSK player Ambati Rayudu believes that Dhoni and CSK will face challenges in next year’s IPL as the auction did not go well for CSK and how Dhoni and the team do not have the players which the team always had. “MS was very different. He used to analyse things on …