“MS Dhoni On The Wrong Side”: CSK Great Receives Difficult Verdict Ahead Of IPL 2026

MS Dhoni, who is about to show 45 in July this yr, will proceed enjoying for Chennai Super Kings, a minimum of for yet one more season. Defying all odds, the veteran wicketkeeper-batter continues to offer his providers to the five-time champions on the sphere of cricket. However, Dhoni’s contribution and look for CSK have turn into restricted of late, particularly final season. In IPL 2025, Dhoni got here in to bat down the order through the last few overs for the aspect. Meanwhile, the participant has continued to face health points over the previous few years attributable to his recurring knee damage.

Dhoni scored 196 runs at a median of 24.50 and a strike charge of 135.17 in IPL 2025.

As Dhoni gears as much as play his nineteenth IPL season, former India batter Aakash Chopra, who additionally represented Kolkata Knight Riders within the first two seasons of the event, stated that it will likely be a tricky job for Dhoni, contemplating his age.

“It is a little difficult for Dhoni as well because he is on the wrong side of 40. For him, to not play anything for 10 months, turn up for the IPL and switch on, and also play at a number where he gets only 10-12 balls, is the toughest thing to do. Then there are also 20 overs of keeping, so his job is perhaps the toughest,” stated Chopra on JioStar.

Following a big squad overhaul and a strategic tilt towards youth, CSK enter IPL 2026 in search of to attain success like the great previous occasions after ending on the backside of the factors desk final season.

The CSK crew administration moved swiftly to handle the failings of 2025, overhauling the squad with a transparent eye on each the current and the years past after years of sporting the ‘Dad’s Army’ tag.

The largest assertion of intent was the acquisition of wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson through commerce, together with children Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, snapped up for Rs 14.20 crore every on the public sale.

(With IANS inputs)