MS Dhoni is a legend in Indian cricket, years after retiring from the international arena in 2020 the great wicketkeeper-batter is still sporting the yellow jersey of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL. Now 43, Dhoni has resumed captaincy in IPL 2025 following Ruturaj Gaikwad’s injury layoff.
As speculation builds once again over whether this IPL season could be Dhoni’s farewell appearance, a surprising update has emerged. In a recent exclusive chat with Timesnownews.com, Dhoni’s childhood coach, Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, hinted that fans may not have seen the last of the former India captain just yet. As per Banerjee, Dhoni is concentrating on developing the young players in the CSK team for the future an indication that the cricketing great may be planning another season in IPL 2026.
“Only he (MS Dhoni) knows whether this year is his last year in the IPL. We all want him to play as long as he can,” Banerjee said.
“CSK might have parted with him before the IPL 2025 auction if they wanted. However, they wanted Dhoni to stay so that he could groom this team. So, we might see him play in the next IPL as well,” he added.
In yesterday’s match, Chennai Super Kings faced a shocking defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru just by 2 runs. CSK just needed 15 runs to win, with MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease. Yash Dayal delivered under extreme pressure and conceded just 2 runs in the first 3 balls following which he dismissed MS Dhoni.
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The match was completely in CSK’s favour as Shivam Dube smashed a six as soon as he walked in, this created immense pressure on Dayal but he calmed his nerve and defend the runs and led RCB towards a win.
