MS Dhoni's calf injury worsened after warm-up game, reveals CSK coach

Chennai Super Kings caput manager Stephen Fleming said MS Dhoni’s instrumentality from a calf strain has been delayed aft the wounded became worse during a warm-up crippled earlier IPL 2026.Fleming gave the update aft CSK mislaid by 8 wickets to Gujarat Titans astatine the M.A.

Chidambaram Stadium successful Chennai connected Sunday.Dhoni has been with the squad since March and has been seen successful signifier sessions and warm-up games, but helium has not played immoderate of CSK’s 8 matches truthful far. He has besides not been astatine the crushed connected lucifer days.Fleming said the wounded remains a interest due to the fact that different setback could regularisation Dhoni retired for the full season."The calf is simply a pugnacious one," CSK caput manager Stephen Fleming said aft they went down to Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets connected Sunday.

"If helium takes disconnected and rips the calf again, past helium volition beryllium gone [for the full season]. So we pushed it early. In a warm-up game, helium tweaked it again, is my understanding. And since then, helium has been conscionable moving hard to get immoderate question into it. But determination was a setback,” Fleming said during the property conference.The 44-year-old has played IPL matches successful the past portion carrying injuries, but this clip the betterment is taking longer than CSK expected.

Four days ago, CSK had besides shared a video connected societal media wherever skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad explained what happened earlier the season."You know, we were playing a signifier match. That's erstwhile helium snapped his calf and past helium wasn't capable to tally arsenic comfortably arsenic helium wanted to," helium said."And I deliberation aft that, it was conscionable about, helium saw immoderate of the youngsters playing successful signifier games and playing successful lucifer simulations wherever helium felt assured capable connected them, you know, who are ready, who person that quality to play successful the IPL.""After that, it was conscionable astir taking clip connected his recovery. Slowly, slowly, helium is getting there. Never know, possibly adjacent game, possibly aft that, but decidedly 1 time for sure."CSK are presently sixth connected the IPL 2026 points array aft 8 matches, with 3 wins and 5 losses.They person six league matches near this season, and their adjacent crippled volition beryllium astatine location against Mumbai Indians connected May 2.