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 vs MI. As per a report in Times of India, 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
CSK full squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson 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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