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M.S. Dhoni is apt to miss the archetypal 2 weeks of IPL 2026 aft suffering a calf strain, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) confirmed connected Saturday.
“M.S. Dhoni is presently undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. As a result, helium is apt to miss the archetypal 2 weeks of TATA IPL 2026,” the franchise said successful a statement.
Speaking to The Hindu, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan said the wounded occurred “during a signifier match” astatine the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here. He added that Dhoni is undergoing rehabilitation “in Chennai” nether the supervision of the CSK enactment unit and is expected to instrumentality astir 2 weeks to recover.
The improvement comes days aft Dhoni, astatine the CSK ROAR’26 event, acknowledged that his fittingness was “on the mode down” with age, erstwhile the imaginable of playing beyond this play was enactment to him connected stage.
The 44-year-old has managed his workload cautiously successful caller seasons. He underwent arthroscopic genu country successful Mumbai pursuing CSK’s title-winning run successful 2023, wherever helium played done the tourney with a heavy strapped near knee.
In IPL 2025, Dhoni featured successful each 14 league matches and batted little down the order.
CSK begins its IPL 2026 run against Rajasthan Royals successful Guwahati connected March 30. In Dhoni’s absence, the squad has wicketkeeping options successful Sanju Samson and the uncapped Kartik Sharma.
