MS Dhoni Retirement: The speculation around MS Dhoni’s future in the Indian Premier League has been going around for a while. There has been no clear word on Dhoni’s future with Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni has confirmed that he will play matches in this IPL season in front of the home crowd in Chennai. Meanwhile, in a recent interview, CSK fast bowler Deepak Chahar was asked about Dhoni’s future in IPL and had an interesting reply to the question. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Deepak Chahar on MS Dhoni Retirement
Days before the start of the IPL season 16, CSK star bowler Deepak Chahar provided a major update on Dhoni’s IPL future. Chahar stated that there is no confirmation on whether this is indeed the CSK skipper’s final IPL season. But he hopes Dhoni will continue to lead the Super Kings next year as well.
The reporter had begun his question with a suggestion that Dhoni will play his last IPL this year. “MS Dhoni will play in his last IPL. You saw him practice. How is his batting going on?” the reporter asked.
Replying to the reporter’s question Chahar said, “No one has said that this would be his final year. At least, he hasn’t. Hopefully, he will play more. We don’t know any such thing, we want him to play as much as he can.”
“He knows when to retire, we saw it when he did in Tests and international cricket. No one else knows. I just hope he continues to play, it’s a privilege to play under him. It has been a dream to play with him. He’s in good touch as well, you will see that when he bats in the IPL this year,” he added.
MS Dhoni on his retirement
Dhoni will lead CSK in the 2023 edition of IPL. He has also expressed his excitement earlier about playing in front of the home crowd after a long time. In 2022 Dhoni stated that he will return to the IPL in the 2023 season to personally convey his gratitude to fans across India, as the Indian Premier League will be played across 12 different cities in 2023.
“Definitely. It’s a simple reason: it will be unfair to not play in Chennai and say thank you [to the fans]. Mumbai is one place where, as a team and as an individual, I have got a lot of love and affection. But it wouldn’t be nice to the CSK fans,” Dhoni said on his future.
The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League begins on March 31. In the season opener defending champions Gujarat Titans will take on the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. CSK players including Dhoni began to practice for the new season earlier this month at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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