New Delhi, May 19 -- MS Dhoni might have given the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) a miss, but the former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain has been told to stay involved with cricket in "some capacity" by former South African cricketer Mark Boucher. Initially ruled out of IPL 2026 for two weeks due to a calf strain, Dhoni never came back to the CSK playing XI.

In fact, the five-time IPL-winning captain also decided to not travel to the stadium on the match days to not cause distraction for the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side. However, things were different on Monday at the MA Chidambaram stadium for CSK's final home game in IPL 2026.

He came to the ground, participated in the team photoshoot during the mid-inning break and only came out t...