MS Dhoni missed his seventh straight game in IPL 2026 in Thursday's clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey expressed optimism about MS Dhoni's comeback during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.

Apart from the loss against SRH, CSK were dealt another major blow with young batter Ayush Mhatre sustaining an injury during the match.

MS Dhoni's influence at Chennai Super Kings has always gone beyond the cricket field, and a former teammate has now offered a glimpse into the teams off-field bonding culture.

Michael Hussey joked that he could have scored 5000 runs more than India legend Sachin Tendulkar if he had started playing for his national side at a younger age.

CSK's stars of the future continued to show promise as they secured a consolation third win of the season in 12 games with a win over KKR

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey threw his weight behind the current squad despite a fifth straight defeat

MS Dhoni made way for Ruturaj Gaikwad to become the full-time CSK skipper at the beginning of IPL 2024.

Jasprit Bumrah cleaned him with a ripper in the second innings when he was batting on 8, and replicated the same celebration made by Sam Konstas in the first innings.

Rishabh Pant's innings of 28 ended when he over-balanced while attempting a ramp shot off Scott Boland's delivery, only to be caught by Nathan Lyon at third man.