New Delhi, March 30 -- When Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take the field in their IPL 2026 opener against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Guwahati on Monday, it will be the first-ever time that they will play a match without either MS Dhoni or Suresh Raina.

MS Dhoni will miss the first two weeks of IPL 2026 as he is undergoing rehabilitation to treat a calf strain. Suresh Raina, on the other hand, had announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 6 September 2022.

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He last played for Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 IPL season, wherein he scored just 160 runs from 12 matches. He was released by CSK ahead of the 2022 IPL season following a few underwhelming seasons.

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