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Veteran Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020, has not yet revealed his future plans. The 43-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was last seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and there has been no update on him since then.
While it has been reported that the 2024 IPL season will be his final appearance in the cash-rich league, Dhoni has not officially confirmed his retirement, nor has his IPL team. In fact, there are reports that suggest he could feature in the 2025 edition of the IPL, representing the five-time champions once again.
BCCI recently announced the retention rules for IPL 2025, which states that any Indian cricketer who has not participated in any international match in the last five seasons is retained as an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore. May go. After this rule change, it is becoming increasingly likely that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play in IPL 2025 for the Chennai-based franchise.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said that veteran cricketer MSD has not yet revealed his future plans.
The franchise wants Dhoni to participate in the 2025 edition of the IPL, but the final decision rests entirely with him. Dhoni is expected to inform the team owners about his decision before October 31, which is also the deadline for announcing player retention.
“We also want Dhoni to play in the CSK team. But Dhoni has not confirmed it to us yet. Dhoni said, 'I will tell you before October 31.'” Kasi Vishwanathan was quoted as saying by Sports Vikatan. We hope he will play.”
He further added, “You will get a chance to see MS Dhoni again. He is fit, batting at a strike rate of 200, keeping well and so I believe as long as he wants to play, the rules Will keep changing. If he wants to play in IPL, he will play. He is such a big player, such a big match winner and has been a leader for CSK.”
Meanwhile, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has played the most number of matches in IPL history, is currently at sixth place in the list of highest run scorers. In 14 matches of IPL 2024, he scored 161 runs at a strike rate of 220.55, with only three dismissals. Speculation continues regarding Dhoni's availability, with Chennai Super Kings preparing to retain captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dubey and fast bowler Mathisha Parthirana ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
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