CSK seem to be going through some fitness concerns as of now. First, MS Dhoni became unavailable for a few matches for IPL 2026, and now, as per RevSportz, even South African batter Dewald Brevis won’t play in the first few matches. The youngster seems to have suffered a side strain, but is expected recover soon.
Dhoni, Brevis out injured
Brevis had joined CSK in 2025, where he went on to score 225 runs in 6 matches. He even went on to score two fifties, despite joining a bit late. He also had a great SA20 season with Pretoria, scoring 370 in 12 games at an average of 41, at a strike rate of 156. There he scored 1 ton and 2 fifties.
On the other hand, CSK veteran Dhoni won’t feature in a match until the end of April, and is set to miss their opening clash against MI. He suffered a calf injury during training. In short, he could be gone for at least 6-7 games for CSK.
In his absence though, just resource-wise, CSK looks settled. There is a certain Sanju Samson, who can not only bat well up the order, but also keep wickets well in Dhoni’s absence.
CSK full squad for IPL 2026
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis✈️, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad✈️, Spencer Johnson✈️, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton✈️, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein✈️, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma (wk), Matthew Short✈️, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry✈️, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes✈️
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