CSK in trouble! After MS Dhoni injury, star player ruled out of IPL 2026 start

Chennai Super Kings person been dealt different wounded setback up of the Indian Premier League 2026, with Dewald Brevis acceptable to miss the opening matches of the campaign.The improvement comes arsenic a caller stroke for CSK, who are already without MS Dhoni for the archetypal phase. As per reports, Brevis has been ruled retired of the archetypal 2 to 3 games owed to a broadside strain, weakening the team’s mediate bid astatine the commencement of the season.

Brevis was retained for INR 2.20 crore aft an awesome showing past year. The South African batter scored 225 runs successful six matches astatine an mean of 37.50 and a onslaught complaint of 180.0, including 2 half-centuries. He besides featured successful the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, wherever helium made 207 runs successful 8 games astatine a onslaught complaint of 146.80 for South Africa nationalist cricket team, earlier their semi-final exit against New Zealand nationalist cricket team.

Meanwhile, Dhoni is acceptable to miss astatine slightest the archetypal 2 weeks of the tourney aft suffering a calf strain during training, leaving CSK abbreviated of an experienced wicketkeeper-batter aboriginal on.The wounded concerns bash not extremity there. Earlier, Australian pacer Nathan Ellis was ruled retired of the full play with a hamstring wounded and has been replaced by Spencer Johnson.Despite these setbacks, CSK volition footwear disconnected their run against

Rajasthan Royals

connected March 30 astatine the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, the broadside volition beryllium aiming to bounce backmost from a disappointing erstwhile play wherever they finished past with conscionable 4 wins successful 14 matches.

The squad is besides expected to unveil a caller opening pair, with Gaikwad to spouse

Sanju Samson

, who joined the franchise via a commercialized woody involving Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.With cardinal players unavailable astatine the start, CSK volition request to rapidly find the close equilibrium arsenic they look to statesman their IPL 2026 travel connected a beardown note.