New Delhi: The former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain could be retained by the franchise as an uncapped player as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the player regulations for the upcoming mega auction.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are allowed to retain up to six players, with a maximum of five capped and two uncapped players, through retention or Right to Match (RTM) card. The Indian board also announced the re-introduction of the uncapped players rule.
Uncapped player rule
As per the rule, an Indian cricketer, who hasn’t played International cricket for more than five years and doesn’t have a central contract with the BCCI will be termed as an uncapped player. This rule means that MS Dhoni can play the next IPL season as an uncapped player if the franchise decides to retain him.
Dhoni has been the backbone of the Chennai-based franchise, having led the team to five IPL titles and two Champions League titles. He has scored 5118 runs in 258 IPL matches for CSK at a strike rate of 139.45. He played his last international match for India during the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Manchester.
“A capped Indian player will become uncapped, if the player has in the last five calendar years preceding the year in which the relevant Season is held, not played in the starting XI in International Cricket (Test match, ODI, Twenty20 International) or does not have a Central Contract with BCCI. This will be applicable for Indian Players only” said the official release published by the BCCI.
How much salary cut will MS Dhoni take?
MS Dhoni stepped down from CSK’s captaincy before the start of the 2024 season. He was retained by the Chennai-based franchise for INR 12 crore. If CSK do retain their former captain, Dhoni would get only INR 4 crore which is the price of an uncapped player. His IPL salary will be cut by INR 8 crore, implying a huge drop of 66.67 per cent.
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