Ahmedabad, May 22 -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling coach Eric Simons said that while MS Dhoni has not played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season due to a calf injury, the 44-year-old has been batting well in the nets. Simons said Dhoni has been hitting the balls in the nets "as well as I've ever seen him hit it".

CSK bowed out of the IPL 2026 with a loss against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in both teams' last group-stage match on Thursday. CSK faced a massive 89-run defeat in Ahmedabad.

Notably, CSK have missed the services of the man who led the team to record five IPL title wins- MS Dhoni, who has missed the entire season owing to a calf injury.

Speaking about if fans will get to see MS Dhoni bat in the next season of the ...