Overview
- Stephen Fleming said Sunday that MS Dhoni tweaked his calf again in a warm-up game and warned a re-tear could rule him out for the entire IPL.
- Dhoni has trained and done wicketkeeping drills but has not played any of Chennai’s eight matches and has often skipped being at the ground on match days.
- CSK say Dhoni is rehabbing with physios and progressing, and Fleming added that the final decision to play rests with Dhoni.
- Chennai sit sixth at 3–5 after eight league games, with six left and Mumbai Indians next at Chepauk on May 2.
- Former India spinner R. Ashwin suggested on YouTube that Dhoni might only return if CSK are out of the playoff race, which remains speculation and not a team stance.