Overview
- Official videos from CSK and the JSCA show the 44-year-old batting in Ranchi, focusing on defence and back‑foot play.
- Footage also captures Dhoni mentoring young bowlers during the nets at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium.
- Chennai finished last in IPL 2025 with four wins in 14 matches after Dhoni temporarily led the side when Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured.
- The franchise added wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson via trade and bought Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma for Rs 14.2 crore each, a record for uncapped players.
- Dhoni scored 196 runs in 13 innings last season and remains among the IPL’s leading run-scorers with 5,439 runs in 278 matches.