CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan On MS Dhoni: Chennai Super Kings Chief Executive Officer Kasi Vishwanathan said on Wednesday, March 11 that MS Dhoni will play the entire IPL 2026 season and the coaching staff will decide on his role. Dhoni started training for the new season in Chennai earlier this month, with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad leading the preparations.
Why were questions being raised?
After Chennai Super Kings traded Sanju Samson to Rajasthan Royals, speculations about MS Dhoni’s future had intensified. Some people considered this a move to give Mahi a chance to not play the entire season and instead play a lesser role with the 5-time champion team.
preparation of mahi
However, Dhoni reached Chennai in the first week of March and trained hard with the rest of his teammates. At the age of 44, Dhoni looked fit and ready for the hard work of a two-month long season. Especially Dhoni had started preparations for the coming season with light net sessions in Ranchi last month itself.
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‘Dhoni will play all the matches’
Kasi Vishwanathan told reporters in Chennai, ‘He will play matches, all matches.’ When he was asked whether the Super Kings would use MS Dhoni as an impact player, he said, ‘I can’t say. This is a cricket decision, which will be taken by the cricket staff, not the administrative staff. He will decide whether he will play as a batsman, or as a wicketkeeper-batsman or as an impact player.
status of last season
Dhoni played the entire last two seasons despite constant speculation about his future and a serious knee injury, from which he recovered throughout the campaign. Actually, after the injury of Ruturaj Gaikwad in IPL 2025, Dhoni took over the captaincy in the middle of the tournament.
CSK’s full team for IPL 2026
Retained players: MS Dhoni, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Bruys, Shivam Dubey, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmed, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khalil Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapaneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj.
Players bought in auction: Akil Hossain (Rs 2 Crore), Prashant Veer (14.20 Crore), Karthik Sharma (14.20 Crore), Matthew Short (1.5 Crore), Aman Khan (40 Lakh), Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 75 Lakh), Matt Henry (Rs 2 Crore), Rahul Chahar (5.2 Crore), Jack Foulkes (75 Lakh).
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