MS Dhoni Return To Practice: In IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played its first match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30. CSK had to face a crushing defeat by 8 wickets in the match. In the match, MS Dhoni could not be a part of Chennai’s playing 11 due to injury. Now a big update has come out regarding Mahi’s return.

While issuing an update about Dhoni on March 28 from Chennai side, it was said that Thala will be out of the team for about 2 weeks. He will undergo rehab during this period. But now Chennai itself shared a big update regarding Mahi’s return by sharing a video.

Indication received from Dhoni’s video

Chennai released a video on social media, in which Dhoni is seen going to the field for practice with a kit bag. From the point of view of walking, Dhoni looks absolutely fine. In the comments of the video, people started asking whether Dhoni is making a comeback?

Kodiyil Oruvan! #WhistlePodu #yellow pic.twitter.com/SuztJYGNzr

—Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 1, 2026

Pictures and videos of practice also surfaced

Apart from the video, some pictures and videos of Dhoni practicing in the nets also surfaced on social media. Even after seeing these pictures, fans are asking the same question that on which date will Dhoni return? However, it is worth noting that no date has been revealed yet for Dhoni’s return.

~ MS DHONI IN THE PRACTICE SESSION. pic.twitter.com/5LMqXaiGfT

— Prabakaran (@Prabaofficial98) April 1, 2026

Lastest MS Dhoni practice session Video #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/CsYby9D7Le

— Manoj (@Jvm_Manoj) April 1, 2026

next matches of chennai

Chennai will play its second league match on 03 April against Punjab Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. After this, the team’s third league match will be against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 05 April, which will be played at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Dhoni’s IPL career

Dhoni has played 278 matches so far in his IPL career. Batting in 242 innings of these matches, he has scored 5439 runs at an average of 38.30 and strike rate of 137.45. During this period, he has scored 24 half-centuries.

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