IPL 2025: Is MS Dhoni Bidding Farewell To Cricket? What’s Behind ‘MORSE’ Code On His T-Shirt Fueling Retirement Speculation?

MS Dhoni Retirement: The former legendary wicket-keeper batter and the heart of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), MS Dhoni has been one of the greatest player to play an International cricket. His dynamic, tactical captaincy and explosive batting was a treat of an eye to watch.

The former skipper has his own way of revealing his future plans. One of the most shocking one was when he retired from International cricket in 2020 by announced it on Instagram. Before this IPL season (2025), there have been speculations regarding his retirement, which is probably going to be true.

Dhoni Arrived In Chennai With A Secret Code!

On February 26, Dhoni landed in his adopted hometown Chennai and one of the most eye-catching thing was his shirt which he was wearing. On this shirt it was written “One Last Time”. Interestingly, the lines were written in “Morse Code”.

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THALA DHARISANAM 🦁#WhistlePodu #DenComing pic.twitter.com/S52KSl6lYF

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) February 26, 2025

When it was decoded by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Fans were in splits in social media regarding Dhoni’s retirement.

Here’s how “ONE LAST TIME” translates into Morse code:

ONE: — -. .
LAST: .-.. .- … –
TIME: – .. — .

What Is MORSE Code?

Morse code is a method of encoding text characters as sequences of two different signal durations: short signals (dots) and long signals (dashes). Each letter or number is represented by a unique combination of these signals. It was originally developed in the 1830s and 1840s for early telecommunication systems like the telegraph.

For example:

A is represented as “.-” (dot-dash)
B is “-…” (dash-dot-dot-dot)
C is “-.-.” (dash-dot-dash-dot)

Morse code was widely used in radio communication, especially in maritime and military contexts, and is still used today in certain areas, like emergency signaling.

Dhoni’s Last Season

In IPL 2024, Dhoni featured in all 14 matches for CSK and scoring 161 runs at an astonishing strike rate of 220.

Dhoni was retained by CSK as an uncapped player ahead of the mega auction last year. His decision to extend his IPL career may have been influenced by CSK’s heartbreak in 2024, when they narrowly missed out on a play-off spot.

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