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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has been one of the most successful IPL franchises in the tournament’s history. One of the major roles in the team’s success has been played by their former captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni has been a face of the CSK franchise over the years and his captaincy numbers are there to see for everyone. But, a lot of speculation is going on in the media about Dhoni’s participation in IPL 2025.
A new report by Cricbuzz regarding MS Dhoni’s IPL future will make his fans happy. According to the report by Cricbuzz, it could be possible that MS Dhoni might play for CSK in IPL 2025 if the retention policy of the players for franchises increases to 5 or 6. Today, we will talk about it in detail and see what’s the condition in which MS Dhoni might play for CSK in IPL 2025. So let’s dive into it quickly.
MS Dhoni to play for CSK in IPL 2025
It is learned that MS Dhoni has discussed his Indian Premier League IPL future with the team owner, N Srinivasan. According to Cricbuzz, there is a possibility that the wicketkeeper batter could play for CSK in IPL 2025 if the retention policy of the players increases to 5 or 6. Still, there is a condition that MS Dhoni has to show his willingness to play the next season.
So there are lots of ifs and buts and a lot of things have to go right if his fans want to see him play in IPL 2025. We all know that he was struggling with a knee injury during IPL 2024, one of the reasons that he didn’t bat up the order. He even had a minor knee surgery after a title-winning IPL 2023 campaign. MS Dhoni hasn’t announced his IPL retirement yet. A legendary cricketer has the habit of announcing his decisions at the eleventh hour, so nobody is aware of his plans.
How many retentions will the BCCI allow to the IPL franchise?
There is a retention policy by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) for the IPL franchises to retain players before the auction. Every time there is a mega auction, the BCCI allows a certain number of players to retain to the franchises. In 2018, this number was 5, which comes down to 4 in 2022.
A lots of franchises demands for more and more number of retentions so that they can keep their core group of players with themselves. But there is no official announcement on the number of retention players before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
The outcome of the BCCI’s July 31 meeting in Mumbai with the IPL team owners will determine a lot. Rupa Gurunath, N Srinivasan’s daughter, will attend the meeting.
Which of the CSK players are likely to be retained first?
As of now, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and M Pathirana(not necessarily in that order) might be preferred as the first four retentions by CSK if number of retentions are only four.
If the BCCI allows more retentions, MS Dhoni might continue as a player. MS Dhoni could also play the role of mentor if not he will not feature as a player for CSK in IPL 2025. He can play a significant role in the team’s operations, not as a player but as a coach or a mentor. Let’s see what he thinks. All the things will depend on how MS Dhoni looked at it.
MS Dhoni left the captaincy before IPL 2024
A legendary wicketkeeper batter relinquishes the role of captaincy before the IPL 2024. The role has been given to Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been with the franchise for a while now.
Ruturaj-led side fails to qualify for the top 4 after losing the all-important encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a close clash.
MS Dhoni has won 5 IPL titles as captain of CSK. He left CSK’s captaincy before IPL 2022 as well, and the role was given to Ravindra Jadeja. But a horrible campaign of Jadeja as captain forces the franchise to give the role again to Dhoni in the middle of the tournament. He came out as a full-time captain in IPL 2023 and won his 5th IPL title as CSK captain.
He gave up the captaincy last season and played the whole tournament under Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy. Dhoni also played lower down the order in batting. Those things indicate that he might not come to play next year for CSK. But the latest development will allow his fans to cheer. They want him to play as long as he can.
Conclusion
So this is all about the latest media development on MS Dhoni’s IPL future with CSK. What do you think? Will he play for CSK in IPL 2025? And will the BCCI allow 5 or more retentions to IPL franchises? Comment all your opinions below.
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FAQs:-
(1) How many players captained the CSK franchise in the tournament’s history?
Other than MS Dhoni, three more players: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ruturaj Gaikwad have captained the CSK franchise in IPL; history.
(2) Which team has played the most finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
CSK has played the most number of finals in the tournament. They have played a total of 10 IPL finals till now.
(3) How many titles CSK has won in total (IPL and Champions League)?
CSK has a total of 7 championship titles to date. They have won 5 IPL titles (in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023) and 2 Champions League titles (in 2010 and 2014).
