MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma Keep Fans Waiting, Cricket Legends Miss Out On High-Voltage MI vs CSK Clash
MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have both missed out on the high-voltage clash between MI and CSK in the IPL 2026, on Thursday, April 23.
IPL 2026: MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma both missed the high-voltage clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, April 23.
Ruturaj Gaikwad Heaps Praise On MS Dhoni
While speaking at the toss, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad gave no update on Dhoni. However, he acknowledged that Dhoni is a major crowd-puller.
“Wherever you go, men in yellow, there’s a lot of noise? Yes, obviously all thanks to the legend (Dhoni), who is unfortunately not here. But it is because of him. Everywhere you go, we have a lot of support. Hopefully, we’ll make them happy tonight,” Gaikwad said.
On the other hand, MI captain Hardik Pandya also revealed that they are going with the same team.
Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni Fail To Make Comeback During MI vs CSK Clash
Rohit has now missed three games in a row after sustaining a hamstring injury against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 12.
He scored 19 runs off 13 balls at a strike rate of 146.15 against the Bengaluru-based franchise, hitting two fours and one six. Before the start of the sixth over, the physio came onto the field to provide treatment. However, Rohit continued to experience discomfort and eventually had to walk off.
Meanwhile, Dhoni has missed CSK’s first seven games of IPL 2026 due to a calf strain sustained before the start of the season.
Both cricket legends from Mumbai and Chennai have now resumed training in the nets.
In the 33rd match of IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (Wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Krish Bhagat, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar.
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Sanju Samson (Wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Shardul Thakur, Danish Malewar, Mayank Markande.
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Urvil Patel.
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Published By : Aniket Datta
Published On: 23 April 2026 at 19:12 IST