Will have to wait for Dhoni's return. (Photo- PTI)

IPL 2026, CSK vs KKR: In the 22nd match of IPL 2026, the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are facing each other at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. In this match, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first. But the fans were deeply disappointed. CSK icon and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not come to play in this match also. He is suffering from calf injury, due to which he has not been able to play a single match so far.

Will have to wait for Dhoni's return

MS Dhoni suffered this injury before the start of the season and is currently going through the rehabilitation process. It was believed that Dhoni would regain match fitness before facing Kolkata Knight Riders, but this has not happened. A few days ago, he also had a batting session in the nets, but is still a bit far from match fitness. Chennai Super Kings now have to play their next match against Hyderabad on 18th April. In such a situation, it has to be seen whether Dhoni is fit till the next match or not.

India's number 1 bowler returns to KKR

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have received great news. Varun Chakraborty has returned to the playing 11 after recovering from injury. He played his last match for KKR on 2 April against Hyderabad. But after this he was out of the team due to injury. This season has not been anything special for him so far. He has played 2 matches, but has not been able to achieve any success.

Playing eleven of both the teams

Playing XI of Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Gurjapneet Singh.

Playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora.

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