MS Dhoni Receives Notice From Jharkhand State Housing Board: Jharkhand State Housing Board has sent a notice to former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This notice has been sent to him regarding the alleged commercial use of the land allotted for his residence located in Harmu area of ​​Ranchi. The board says that this plot was allotted to MS Dhoni only for residential purpose, but business activity is going on here against the rules.

MS Dhoni will have to answer within 15 days

In the letter issued by Jharkhand State Housing Board, it is clearly mentioned that MS Dhoni will have to present his side within 15 days. If satisfactory response is not received, the Board may recommend cancellation of allotment of Plot H-(10)A. This plot was given to Dhoni for residential use by the Jharkhand State Housing Board in 2009 on the recommendation of the Jharkhand Government. Board Chairman Sanjay Lal Paswan has confirmed the action after investigation in this matter. He said that notices have also been issued to many other people for similar violations.

How is Dhoni’s residence being used commercially?

The operation of a diagnostic center (Neiberg Pulse Diagnostics) at MS Dhoni’s Harmu residence is said to be a major cause of controversy. This residence is very special for cricket fans, because this was Dhoni’s old house. His name ‘Dhoni’, jersey number 7, his helicopter shot and wicket-keeping action are depicted on the wall of this house. However, Dhoni now lives with his family in his huge farmhouse, named Kailashapati, located on Simlia Ring Road in Ranchi. The residence at Harmu is now known as his old residence.

Copy of notice is going viral on social media

There is a lot of discussion regarding this matter on social media, where the copy of the notice is going viral rapidly. No official statement has come yet from MS Dhoni regarding this. However, he will soon be seen playing in IPL 2026. Where he has been a part of the Chennai Super Kings team for many years. This could also be the last IPL season of Dhoni, who has turned 44. Even though he retired from international cricket in the year 2020, he still remains a part of the IPL.

A big update came out on MS Dhoni playing in IPL 2026. Earlier it was reported that Mahi is ready to play the next season of the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). But in the new update it was mentioned that Dhoni will not play the entire matches of the upcoming season. This update is indicating Mahi’s retirement from IPL.

Let us tell you that before the auction, Chennai had made its share through Sanju Samson in the trade deal. Now the update of Dhoni not playing the entire league match as soon as Sanju joined the team is really forcing one to think.

Approval to play next season

Speaking to news agency PTI, a top source of Chennai Super Kings said, “We can confirm that he is coming to Chennai and he has confirmed his availability for this season.”

Will not play the entire match

Dhoni will play next season but he will not play all 14 league matches. Quoting PTI, it was told that Dhoni will play the next season, but will not be seen in all the 14 matches of the league.

Dhoni handles the responsibility of wicketkeeping for Chennai. But now with Sanju joining the team, the responsibility of wicketkeeping may be removed from Dhoni. Along with this, even if he misses a few matches, the team will not suffer much loss. However, no official update has come yet regarding Dhoni not playing all the league matches.

Dhoni’s performance in 2025 IPL

It is noteworthy that Dhoni played a total of 14 matches in the last season i.e. 2025 IPL, in which he scored 196 runs at a strike rate of 135.17 while batting in 13 innings. During this period, Mahi’s high score was 30* runs. 12 fours and 12 sixes came from his bat.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni has started practicing before IPL 2026. Videos of Mahi’s practice are being shared continuously through CSK’s social media. Dhoni comes on the field only once a year for the IPL, in such a situation the curiosity of the fans to see him increases further. At the same time, a video of Dhoni released before the upcoming season of the tournament raised questions in the minds of the fans.

Actually, in the video, Dhoni is practicing in a different way. Often batsmen practice hitting fours and sixes in the nets for T20 or IPL, but the former Chennai Super Kings captain was seen practicing in a defensive style. The matter was not limited to just defensive style, but a user noticed that Mahi was practicing with the red ball.

Fans were surprised after watching the video

It can be seen in the video that Dhoni is seen practicing in a very defensive manner inside the nets wearing pads and without a helmet. After watching this video, the user wrote in the comment that Dhoni knows that he is going to play a Test match in T20, so he is already practicing with the red ball. However, it has not been completely confirmed that Dhoni is practicing with the red ball only. Apart from this, people also gave their respective reactions on Mahi’s practice.

A treat, every time he bats
Superfans, you know what time it is #WhistlePodu
: Jharkhand cricket association pic.twitter.com/VY6okLqVVC

—Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 26, 2026

Why put in so much effort just to face 2–3 deliveries?

— Faceless Fury (@FacelessFury25) January 26, 2026

Bro knows that im gonna play T20 into test matches so playing with red ball already ???

— Raghav Vashi (@vashi_raghav) January 27, 2026

Stil Dhoni Saab ets also doing dot balls ha

— Shekhar Reddy (@Shekharreddy984) January 26, 2026

Tuk tuk here also. Abb to chakka mar de buddhe

— Sourav (@travel_food_fcb) January 27, 2026

MS Dhoni’s performance last season

In the last season i.e. IPL 2025, Dhoni played 14 matches, batting in 13 innings, he scored 196 runs at an average of 24.50 and strike rate of 135.17. During this period, 12 fours and 12 sixes were hit from his bat. Whereas Mahi’s high score was 30* runs.

India and Chennai Super Kings star player MS Dhoni has started practicing for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026). Jharkhand State Cricket Association shared a video of Dhoni, in which he is wearing pads and then taking out his bat from the cover. This video is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

A video during MS Dhoni’s practice was shared from the official social media page of Jharkhand State Cricket Association, in which Saurabh Tiwari is also seen with him. Let us tell you that former cricketer Saurabh Tiwari is currently holding the post of Secretary in JSCA. He has played with Dhoni in IPL.

MS Dhoni starts practicing for IPL 2026

MS Dhoni has made Chennai Super Kings the champion 5 times under his captaincy, he left the captaincy of the team twice but due to other reasons had to take command again. Currently, Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of the team, this time the team has also included Sanju Samson in its squad through trade. Sanju is being considered as Dhoni’s successor, so it will be interesting to see whether Dhoni will play as an impact player or keep wickets in IPL 2026 or not?

chennai super kings squad 2026

Anshul Kamboj (Retain), Gurjapaneet Singh (Retain), Jamie Overton (Retain), MS Dhoni (Retain), Mukesh Choudhary (Retain), Nathan Ellis (Retain), Noor Ahmed (Retain), Ramakrishna Ghosh (Retain), Sanju Samson (Trade), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Retain), Shivam Dubey (Retain), Ayush Mhatre (Retain), Dewald Brevis (Retain), Urvil Patel (Retain), Khaleel Ahmed (retained), Shreyas Gopal (retained), Akeal Hosein (sold), Prashant Veer (sold), Karthik Sharma (sold), Matthew Short (sold), Aman Khan (sold), Sarfaraz Khan (sold), Matt Henry (sold), Rahul Chahar (sold), Zakari Foulkes (sold).

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has always shown confidence in such players, who may not be in the headlines, but have the potential to become big players. Ramakrishna Ghosh is also included among such players. He did not get a chance to play even a single match for CSK in IPL 2025. Despite this, CSK had retained him before IPL 2026. Now his performance in domestic cricket has proved that the franchise’s trust did not go in vain.

Deadly bowling against Himachal Pradesh

Playing for Maharashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ramakrishna Ghosh bowled brilliantly against Himachal Pradesh. In this match played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, he took 7 wickets for 42 runs in just 9.4 overs. Himachal Pradesh batsmen could not stand against his balls and the entire team came under pressure.

Old record broken for Maharashtra

This performance of Ramakrishna Ghosh has become the best performance of any bowler from Maharashtra in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Earlier this record was in the name of Dominic Muthuswamy, who took 6 wickets for 25 runs against Mumbai in 2014. Now Ghosh has made a new record in his name by taking one more wicket.

Has shown strength with the bat also

Ramakrishna Ghosh is not only a bowler but also a useful all-rounder. In the first match of the tournament, he contributed 73 runs against Punjab. He handled the team in difficult times and caught the attention of the selectors with his batting.

short career, big impact

28 year old Ramakrishna Ghosh’s List A career is still in its initial stages. Till now he has played only 6 matches, but in these matches alone he has scored 10 wickets and 112 runs. These figures show that he has the ability to make an impact even in limited opportunities.

Chennai Super Kings spent Rs 41 crore to buy 9 players in IPL 2026. The franchise spent more than Rs 28 crore on 2 uncapped players. The salary of both will be more than 3 times that of MS Dhoni. The team’s squad of 25 players has been completed, Rs 2 crore 40 lakh is also left in the purse.

Chennai Super Kings had included Sanju Samson in their squad through trade before the IPL 2026 auction. Sanju’s salary is Rs 18 crore. Including Samson, CSK had retained a total of 16 players, out of which 4 were foreigners. The slots of 9 players of the team were vacant, which have now been filled.

CSK’s most expensive player in IPL 2026 auction

Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer were the most expensive players bought by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2026 auction. Both are uncapped players, whose base price was only Rs 30 lakh. But other teams also showed interest in him, due to which his price kept increasing. Chennai bought Karthik for Rs 14.2 crore and Prashant for Rs 14.2 crore, which means the franchise spent a total of Rs 28.4 crore on these two players.

Chennai Super Kings Squad 2026 (With Price)

1. Anshul Kamboj (Retained) – 3.4 crores
2. Gurjapneet Singh (Retained) – 2.2 crores
3. Jamie Overton (Retained) – Rs 1.5 crore
4. MS Dhoni (Retained) – 4 crores
5. Mukesh Chaudhary (Retained) – 30 lakhs
6. Nathan Ellis (Retained) – Rs 2 crore
7. Noor Ahmed (Retained) – Rs 10 crore
8. Ramakrishna Ghosh (retained) – 30 lakhs
9. Sanju Samson (Trade) – 18 crores
10. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Retained) – 18 crores
11. Shivam Dubey (Retained) – 12 crores
12. Ayush Mhatre (Ret.) – 30 lakhs
13. Dewald Brevis (retained) – 2.2 crores
14. Urvil Patel (Retained) – 30 lakhs
15. Khaleel Ahmed (Retained) – 4.8 crores
16. Shreyas Gopal (Retained) – 30 lakhs
17. Akeal Hosein (Sold) – 2 Crore
18. Prashant Veer (Sold) – 14.2 crores
19. Karthik Sharma (Sold) – 14.2 crores
20. Matthew Short (Sold) – Rs 1.5 crore
21. Aman Khan (Sold) – 40 lakhs
22. Sarfaraz Khan (Sold) – 75 lakhs
23. Matt Henry (Sold) – Rs 2 crore
24. Rahul Chahar (Sold) – Rs 5.2 crore
25. Zachary Foulkes (Sold) – 75 lakhs

Bought these players including Sarfaraz at base price

Chennai Super Kings bought Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Short and Zakari Foulkes at their base price in the IPL 2026 auction.

Chennai Super Kings spent a lot of money on 2 uncapped players in the IPL 2026 auction. CSK bought Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma for Rs 28.4 crore, making them jointly the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history. Whereas Delhi Capitals bought Aaqib Dar, who is making a splash in the domestic field, for Rs 8 crore 40 lakh. See which 7 uncapped players got the highest price in the auction this time.

Rs 14.2 crore- Prashant Veer (CSK)

Chennai Super Kings bought Prashant Veer for Rs 14 crore 20 lakh, his base price was Rs 30 lakh but Sunrisers Hyderabad was also trying hard to buy him. Prashant performed brilliantly in UP T20 League and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. CSK had seen Prashant closely in the trials also, only after which they played a big bet on him.

Rs 14.2 crore- Karthik Sharma (CSK)

Chennai Super Kings also spent Rs 14 crore 20 lakh for Karthik Sharma. Hyderabad was also bidding for Karthik, but keeping the purse balance in mind, Hyderabad had to back out. Prashant and Karthik have jointly become the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history.

Rs 8.4 crore- Aaqib Dar (DC)

Aaqib Dar made a lot of noise in domestic cricket, seeing which Delhi Capitals played a big bet on him. Aaqib’s base price in the auction was Rs 30 lakh. Aaqib’s specialty is his swing bowling, especially in the death overs. He has taken 15 wickets in 7 matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. His statistics show that he can become a game changer bowler in IPL also.

Rs 3 crore- Tejashwi Singh (KKR)

Tejashwi Singh Dahiya was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 3 crore. Earlier Mumbai was also bidding for him, later Rajasthan Royals also came. Tejashwi is an explosive batsman. His average in T20 is 56.5. Tejashwi scored a half-century in just 12 balls in the Delhi Premier League, in the entire tournament he scored 339 runs at a strike rate of 190. He hit 29 sixes in the tournament.

Rs 2.6 crore- Mukul Choudhary (LSG)

Mukul’s performance in domestic cricket was also excellent, he scores runs at a fast pace. This player from Rajasthan has scored 210 runs in 7 T20 matches at a strike rate of 165.35. On the day of the auction itself, he played an unbeaten inning of 54 runs in 28 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in which he hit 3 sixes and 4 fours.

Rs 1 crore- Naman Tiwari (LSG)

20 year old Naman Tiwari is a left arm bowler. Naman has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 1 crore. Naman’s base price was Rs 30 lakh, Rajasthan Royals were also gambling to buy him but they stopped at Rs 95 lakh.

Rs 90 lakh- Sushant Mishra (RR), Ashok Sharma (GT)

Rajasthan Royals bought Sushant Mishra and Gujarat Titans bought Ashok Sharma for Rs 90 lakh each. The base price of both in the IPL 2026 auction was Rs 30 lakh.

Prashant Veer is now ready to make a splash in the IPL, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction for a huge amount of Rs 14 crore 20 lakh. The base price of uncapped player Prashant in the auction was only Rs 30 lakh, but considering his performance in the UP T20 League, there was competition between Sunrisers Hyderabad and CSK.

Who is Prashant Veer who joined CSK?

Prashant, who joined Chennai Super Kings, was born on November 24, 2024 in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. 20 year old Prashant is an all-rounder player. He is a left-handed batsman, who is a slow left arm orthodox bowler.

Prashant Veer made his mark while playing for Noida Super Kings in the UP T20 League. The all-rounder player also performed brilliantly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After the departure of Ravindra Jadeja, CSK was looking for a similar player.

Prashant Veer has scored 112 runs in 7 innings of 9 T20 matches. His strike rate was 167.16. He has taken 12 wickets in 9 T20s. In his last match played on 8 December, he scored unbeaten 40 runs against Bihar and took 1 wicket.

Performed brilliantly in SMAT

Prashant Veer took 9 wickets in 7 matches played in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, and also scored 192 at a strike rate of 170. His economy in bowling was 6.76.

Chennai Super Kings spent a huge amount not only for Prashant Veer but also for Karthik Sharma. Karthik’s base price towards Prashant was also Rs 30 lakh. Chennai also bought him for Rs 14 crore 20 lakh. Karthik also wanted to buy Hyderabad, but keeping her purse balance in mind, she had to step back. It had reached 14 crores for Hyderabad Karthik.

Before Karthik and Prashant Veer, Chennai Super Kings bought the first player in the IPL 2026 auction in the form of Akeal Hosein. CSK bought this capped foreign player at his base price (Rs 2 crore).

The mini auction of IPL 2026 is going to be held today i.e. on Tuesday, December 16 in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players will participate in the auction. All ten franchises will bid heavily. Many big names like Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone are included in the auction and they are expected to get huge amount. Three-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will land with the biggest purse of Rs 64.3 crore. Before this big event, here we are going to tell you everything about the mini auction.

When will the IPL 2026 mini auction take place?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will take place on Tuesday, December 16.

What time will the IPL 2026 mini auction start?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will start at 2:30 pm (Indian time).

Where will the IPL 2026 mini auction take place?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will be held at Etihad Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Number of slots available: 10 teams have 77 slots to fill with a total purse of Rs 237.55 crore.

CSK: 9 (4 foreigners)

Delhi Capitals: 8 (5 foreigners)

Gujarat Titans: 5 (4 foreigners)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 13 (6 foreigners)

Lucknow Super Giants: 6 (4 foreigners)

Mumbai Indians: 5 (1 foreigner)

Punjab Kings: 4 (2 foreigners)

Rajasthan Royals: 9 (1 foreigner)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8 (2 foreigners)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 10 (2 foreigners)

Balance for each team:

Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 64.30

Chennai Super Kings – Rs 43.40

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 25.50

Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 22.95

Delhi Capitals – Rs 21.80

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 16.40

Rajasthan Royals – Rs 16.05

Gujarat Titans – Rs 12.90

Punjab Kings – Rs 11.50

Mumbai Indians – Rs 2.75

All eyes on Cameron Green
Cameron Green was sold for Rs 30.50 crore in the mock auction organized by Star Sports. If this happens in the real auction today, then Green will become the most expensive player in IPL history. Chennai Super Kings are left with Rs 43.40 crore, while Kolkata Knight Riders are left with Rs 64.30 crore. Cameron Green is such a player who can fulfill the needs of both Chennai and Kolkata, hence the bid for him can go up to Rs 30 crores.

The IPL 2026 auction will be held tomorrow in Abu Dhabi and the auction will start at 2:30 pm. Bidding will be held on a total of 350 players, which will include many big names. Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are the two teams who will be entering the auction with the biggest purse. There is a vacancy in both of their squads, which can be filled by an Australian all-rounder.

Here we are talking about Australian all-rounder Cameron Green. Recently, Cameron Green was sold for Rs 30.50 crore in the mock auction organized by Star Sports. If this happens in the real auction tomorrow, then Green will become the most expensive player in IPL history.

Chennai Super Kings are left with Rs 43.40 crore, while Kolkata Knight Riders are left with Rs 64.30 crore. Cameron Green is such a player who can fulfill the needs of both Chennai and Kolkata, hence the bid for him can go up to Rs 30 crores.

Why does CSK want Cameron Green?

CSK has traded 2 players in the form of Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran for Sanju Samson. Fast bowling all-rounder Shivam Dubey is present in the Chennai team, but he has not bowled much in his IPL career. With the departure of Jadeja and Curran, the team is in dire need of a world class all-rounder, who can bat in the middle order and also play the role of all-rounder. In such a situation, Chennai will not refrain from bidding higher on Green.

Why does KKR want Cameron Green?

After the retirement of Andre Russell, the place of a foreign all-rounder has become vacant in the KKR squad. Green can prove to be an ideal replacement for Russell. Besides, Green can also solve KKR’s batting problems by coming in to bat from number-3 to number-5. He can also play the role of a finisher like Russell.

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