Once upon a time, MS Dhoni said he wanted to play his last game at Chepauk. He is 44 years old. Tomorrow will be the last game of the IPL 2026 season in Chennai. What’s going to happen? Will he play? Nobody knows. Dhoni came to training, like he has done all season. He trained for 30 to 40 minutes, facing throwdowns and spin bowlers. Then he left.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in sixth place, need to win both their remaining games to make the playoffs. They are in this situation because of a poor start, but also, they gave up a winning position in the away game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Coach Stephen Fleming said the team had been hurt by that performance. SRH, in third place, have a chance to make them hurt even more and also fortify their chances of making it through to the playoffs.
