Will MS Dhoni play next season? CSK Coach Fleming offers guarded response
CSK coach Stephen Fleming gave a cryptic response on the veteran’s availability next season, while fans await clarity on whether Dhoni will return or retire.
CSK coach Stephen Fleming gave a cryptic response on the veteran’s availability next season, while fans await clarity on whether Dhoni will return or retire.
As MS Dhoni retirement speculation grows ahead of CSK’s final home game against SRH, Sunil Gavaskar says he would be “surprised” if the former captain returns after over a year away from competitive cricket.
MS Dhoni is progressing well from a calf injury and could return soon, says CSK batting coach Michael Hussey.
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni remain doubtful for the MI vs CSK IPL 2026 El Clasico at Wankhede as both teams look to climb the points table in a crucial mid-season clash.
MS Dhoni is set to miss the first two weeks of IPL 2026 due to a calf strain, dealing a major blow to CSK, while Ravichandran Ashwin reveals his predicted playing XI.
Conway smashed 87 runs off 49 balls, while Gaikwad scored 41 runs off 33 balls, and gave Chennai a strong hand in the first innings. Put to bat, Chennai had an amazing start to their innings as their opening batters Gaikwad and Conway smashed 57 runs in just 6 overs.
In a chase of 174, Chennai began well with 51/0 in power-play and Devon Conway getting 56. But the rest of the batters couldn't do much, falling to slower balls as Chennai were restricted to 160/8.
After Maheesh Theekshana and Moeen Ali took five wickets between themselves to keep Royal Challengers Bangalore to 173/8, Bangalore's bowling attack adopted the pace off approach successfully in restricting Chennai to 160/8 in their 20 overs.
On a pitch which had some assistance for spinners, Bangalore were off to a steady start as Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli hit eight boundaries between themselves to be at 51/0 in the first five overs.
In a stadium where majority of the fans sported yellow jerseys and cheered loudly when MS Dhoni walked in for the toss as the captain, Gaikwad and Conway dished out a stunning, dominant show after having the usual slow and steady Chennai start when 40/0 came in powerplay.
