As CSK reached Feroz Shah Kotla in the middle of searing heat of the capital on Monday afternoon, fans waited to catch a glimpse of MS Dhoni, the former skipper.

MS Dhoni is steadily recovering from a calf injury, but Chennai Super Kings bowling consultant Eric Simons confirmed that he has not travelled with the squad to New Delhi for their upcoming IPL 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals.

Crowd favourite MS Dhoni skipped practice for the second consecutive day as fans thronging the Eden Gardens on Tuesday faced disappointment again.

MS Dhoni took over CSK's captaincy after an injury ruled Ruturaj Gaikwad out for the remainder of the season.

Simons likened the efforts of the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami with South Africa's attack.

Richards says he is looking forward to working with Delhi Daredevils, who have lost six games in-a-row and are yet to register their first win this season.

Delhi Daredevils team mentor T A Sekar says his team is upbeat ahead of the IPL opener against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 3 at Eden Gardens. DD will now need Sehwag, Warner, Irfan Pathan and Unmukt Chand to fire.

Led by Team Mentor TA Sekar and Head Coach Eric Simons, the Delhi Daredevils coaches spent time sharing insights with over thirty youngsters at the Jamia Millia grounds in Delhi.

The 39-year-old Snape, who founded one of Britain's leading Performance Coaching companies, said he was delighted to be joining Delhi Daredevils for the 2013 IPL season.

Australian great Dennis Lillee on Monday recalled his first meeting with Sachin Tendulkar and said on a lighter note that he did the game a "favour" by rejecting the batsman when he went to the MRF Pace Foundation with an ambition to become a fast bowler in the late 80s.