New Delhi, April 18 -- At the start of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) released a statement on social media, stating, "MS Dhoni is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. As a result, he is likely to miss the first two weeks of IPL 2026." The announcement was made on March 28, the day IPL 2026 kicked off in Bengaluru.

Since then, more than two weeks have passed - 21 days to be precise - with no signs of Dhoni as CSK named a playing XI without the former skipper against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. During the first two weeks, Dhoni didn't travel with the squad in the away games and not even to Chepauk on the match days at home.

But after visuals emerged of Dhoni travelling...