Chennai: IPL (IPL 2026) is in its last phase. But so far, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) has not been seen in 22 yards. After the defeat of Chennai Super Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad last night, their road to reach the playoffs has become very difficult. In such a situation, the match against Gujarat Titans on Thursday could be CSK’s last match of this season. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not travel to Ahmedabad with the team even for that match.

IPLDhoni has been suffering from injuries many times. Despite the knee injury, he again suffered a muscle injury in CSK’s practice session before the tournament began. Reports claim that he injured his thumb before the match against Lucknow Super Giants. A bandage was also seen on his right thumb on the night of the match against Sunrisers. Due to these injuries, Mahi has not played a single match this season.

His age has crossed the quota of 40 for a long time, he is also having problems with repeated injuries. Due to these reasons, many have started speculating that this is going to be Mahi’s last season. In such a situation, if the reports are true, if Mahi does not really travel with the team to Ahmedabad, then there will be doubts whether he will ever be seen playing professional cricket again. Along with this report, another comment raised the question mark over Dhoni’s future.

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A comment by Suresh Raina on Chip last night fueled the speculation of Dhoni’s retirement. After the last match of the season at home, CSK always thanked their fans for coming there. At that time Dhoni was present, Raina was also present at CSK’s lap of honour. That’s when Dhoni’s long-time teammate and friend Raina appealed to him and said, ‘You gave a missed call to IPL 2026. This season will not count. You have to come back next year.’ In response to this request, Raina claimed that in response, Dhoni told him that his body had become quite weak. Dhoni’s comments have increased the speculation of his retirement.