Chennai, April 26 -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK), head coach Stephen Fleming, revealed that MS Dhoni is dealing with a persistent calf injury.

He explained that the injury is delicate, as a further strain could rule Dhoni out for the entire season, and added that the veteran has since been focused on recovery and regaining movement.

Despite being with CSK since March and regularly featuring in practice games and net sessions, widely shared on social media, Dhoni has yet to make an appearance in any of the team's eight matches so far.

"The calf is a tough one. If he (MS Dhoni) takes off and rips the calf again, then he will be gone [for the whole season]. So we pushed it early. In a warm-up game, he tweaked it again, as my understanding. ...