MS Dhoni, the most-capped player in Indian Premier League history, stays a part of the Chennai Super Kings squad for IPL 2026. Nevertheless, the 44-year-old veteran from Jharkhand is yet to feature in a match this season for the Chennai-based franchise.
Dhoni missed the opening weeks of the tournament after suffering an injury before the season began. Just as he was nearing a return, one other setback further postponed his comeback.
Reports had suggested that he could return for CSK’s high-profile clash against Mumbai Indians on the Wankhede Stadium on April 23, but he remained unavailable and has continued to miss matches since then.
With fans eagerly waiting to see him back in motion, Dhoni grabbed attention in a distinct role during a training session on Thursday. In a video posted by CSK on X, the legendary wicketkeeper-batter was seen bowling spin within the nets while jokingly saying:
“Humko bhi ek wicket chahiye” (“I also want one wicket”).
Chennai Super Kings shared the clip with the caption “Just too AdoraBOWL!”, and the video has quickly gone viral across social media.
Just too AdoraBOWL! 🦁💛 #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/pkIAGszBE7
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 7, 2026
MS Dhoni Led CSK After Ruturaj Gaikwad Injury in Previous IPL Season
MS Dhoni captained Chennai Super Kings within the previous IPL season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out on account of injury, while also taking over wicketkeeping duties. In Dhoni’s absence this yr, Sanju Samson has been handling the gloves for the Chennai franchise.
The Kerala batter joined CSK through a trade ahead of the IPL 2026 auction and has delivered impressive performances with the bat this season. Samson, who was named Player of the Tournament on the T20 World Cup 2026, has scored 402 runs in 10 IPL 2026 matches for CSK thus far.
His campaign includes two centuries — an unbeaten 115 against Delhi Capitals and an unbeaten 101 versus Mumbai Indians. He also played a match-winning knock of 87 not out off 52 balls during CSK’s successful chase of 156 against Delhi Capitals on May 5 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Currently sixth among the many leading run-scorers of IPL 2026, Samson needs just 98 more runs in CSK’s remaining 4 league matches to develop into the primary wicketkeeper to attain 500 runs in a season for the Men in Yellow.
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