{"id":24108,"date":"2025-11-13T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/ms-dhonis-training-program-for-ipl-2026-leaked-he-is-just-doing-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:15:12","slug":"ms-dhonis-training-program-for-ipl-2026-leaked-he-is-just-doing-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/ms-dhonis-training-program-for-ipl-2026-leaked-he-is-just-doing-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Dhoni&#8217;s Training Program For IPL 2026 Leaked: &#8216;He Is Just Doing&#8230;&#8217; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9705384\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 13, 2025, 18:17 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9705384\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2916818970 asubttl-schema\">At 44, MS Dhoni is training hard for IPL 2026, spending over four hours daily at JSCA Stadium, reportedly doing gym, power-hitting, match simulations.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2916818970\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2916818970 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MS Dhoni is set to play in IPL 2026 (BCCI Photo) \" title=\"MS Dhoni is set to play in IPL 2026 (BCCI Photo) \" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2916818970\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MS Dhoni is set to play in IPL 2026 (BCCI Photo) <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Chennai Super Kings (CSK) legend MS Dhoni has been reportedly sweating it out at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) International Stadium ahead of the IPL 2026 season. According to <em>The Times of India<\/em>, he puts in a four-and-a-half-hour shift at the ground every day, which includes gym work, \u2018power-hitting training\u2019 for two hours, and match simulations whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">CSK officials are on record confirming that Dhoni will play in IPL 2026, which should mean he will be retained by the franchise ahead of the November 15 deadline. He is 44 now and would be the second-oldest cricketer to feature in the league when the season starts next year. His reflexes have already slowed down, and his body has grown more injury-prone by the year. To make it worse, he doesn\u2019t play any competitive cricket outside the IPL.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cHis routine has been fixed for the last two months,&#8221; the newspaper quoted a JSCA official as saying. \u201cHe comes to the stadium at 1:30 pm, hits the gym for an hour, then pads up and does power-hitting training in the nets for two hours. If the centre wicket is available and no match is happening, he also does match simulations. Mahi signs out after a swimming session for another half an hour. He leaves the complex at 6 pm. He is just doing the Mahi things that he has done all his life, working hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Last year, CSK were able to retain Dhoni at an appropriate price of \u20b94 crore only because the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) allowed franchises to consider players retired from international cricket for five years under the \u2018uncapped\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Now, CSK are set to trade in Rajasthan Royals (RR) wicketkeeper Sanju Samson in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran. Samson is a wicketkeeper in his prime and could lighten the burden on Dhoni, preventing him from playing in every match, though how the change pans out remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2916818970 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 13, 2025, 18:17 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2916818970 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> MS Dhoni&#8217;s Training Program For IPL 2026 Leaked: &#8216;He Is Just Doing&#8230;&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. 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