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MS Dhoni playing in CSK vs SRH Match: Chennai Super Kings in Chepauk (Chennai Super Kings) The long wait of the fans seemed to be ending on May 18, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni For the first time, CSK reached MA Chidambaram Stadium by team bus to play the first match of IPL 2026. Here today a very important match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai is being played, which is very important from the point of view of playoffs. However, what captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said at the time of toss broke everyone’s heart.

As soon as Dhoni got off the team bus, speculations started that he would be a part of CSK’s playing 11… but it did not happen. They don’t fit. Therefore, this time the fans will be able to see Mahi only in the dressing room. Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bat first. He said that we want to bat first. The pitch looks a bit dry and we want to score a good score. Even in the last match against MI, the wicket was not very good for batting. Nothing is difficult, we just want to keep things simple.

Ruturaj Gaikwad said that MS Dhoni is still here, but he is not completely fit to play this match. He told that there is a change in our team.

Will Dhoni retire?

After Dhoni’s arrival in Chennai, there was speculation whether he is playing his last IPL match in front of his home crowd today i.e. he will announce his retirement today… However, till now no official announcement has been made regarding Dhoni’s retirement.

Why is there speculation about retirement?

In fact, in 2021, after winning the IPL trophy to Chennai Super Kings, Dhoni had given a statement that whenever he plays the last T20 match, it will be in Chennai. Be it next year or after five years… after this statement of Thala, now speculations are being made again that today the ‘jersey number 7’ will be seen playing in the IPL for the last time.

How was IPL 2026 for Chennai?

Chennai is currently at fifth position in the points table with 12 points from 12 matches with 6 wins and 6 losses. To keep alive its hopes of reaching the playoffs, it will have to win this match at any cost. If CSK wins both its matches then it will have 16 points. At the same time, if it loses a match, it will have 14 points, which will make it difficult to reach the playoffs.