Crores of fans of MS Dhoni are waiting for his return to the field. One and a half months have passed since the start of IPL 2026, but ‘Thala’ has not been seen yet. The league stage will end in a few days, meanwhile Dhoni has not been able to make a comeback even in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. Questions are bound to arise whether Dhoni is now out of the entire season.

Bad news for MS Dhoni fans

The bad news for MS Dhoni’s fans is that he has missed the 12th consecutive match in IPL 2026. Such questions are bound to arise that will MS Dhoni not be able to play even a single match this season? Is Dhoni out of the entire season?

Actually, Dhoni not playing in the match against Lucknow Super Giants is also a shocking matter for the fans. Because according to some reports, when the CSK team was about to leave for Lucknow, Dhoni’s ticket was also booked along with the other players. As soon as this news came out, the expectations of the fans regarding the Lucknow vs Chennai match had increased. But at the last moment Dhoni refused to go to Lucknow.

Why is Dhoni not playing?

MS Dhoni got injured even before the start of IPL 2026 season. He suffered a calf injury (calf muscle strain) during practice. Some time ago, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming had told that the team management does not want to rush into Dhoni’s return. But now almost the entire season is about to end. Even if Dhoni is able to come back in the next match, he will be able to play only a maximum of 2 matches. Let us tell you that Chennai played its 12th match against Lucknow.

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