India, April 4 -- Even as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) reeling after two back-to-back defeats to start their IPL 2026 campaign, they will have to wait for MS Dhoni's inspiration to turnaround their fortunes. According to an unverified social media post, the legendary keeper-batter has not travelled to Bengaluru for the big clash against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 5, Sunday.

MS Dhoni's calf injury forces him to miss CSK's first two matches of IPL 2026

The former Super Kings captain has been nursing a calf injury that has forced him to miss the start of IPL 2026. Although the 44-year-old had recently resumed batting in the nets, it seems he will need time to return to match fitness and thus will miss t...