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There was a variety of chatter surrounding MS Dhoni’s future with the Chennai Tremendous Kings within the upcoming IPL 2025. With the brand new IPL retention guidelines making Dhoni an ‘uncapped participant’, possibilities of his retention went up significantly however nothing official has been confirmed by the franchise or the veteran cricketer. Chennai Tremendous Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan not too long ago revealed a message from Dhoni relating to his retention. He emphasised that CSK are eager on retaining him however Dhoni has not confirmed something and he’ll allow them to know earlier than October 31 – the deadline for IPL retentions.
“We additionally need Dhoni to play within the CSK group. However Dhoni has not confirmed it to us but. Dhoni mentioned, ‘I’ll let you know earlier than October 31.’ We hope that he’ll play,” Kasi Viswanathan was quoted by Sports activities Vikatan in keeping with India Today.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council introduced again the previous rule that allowed franchises to register gamers who’ve retired from worldwide cricket or not performed in a very long time as ‘uncapped’.
The rule allowed all 10 IPL franchises to rethink their retention methods, however many consider that the modifications have been introduced in particularly for the legendary MS Dhoni, with Chennai Tremendous Kings now able to retaining him as an uncapped participant for a small worth of INR 4 crore.
Although CSK claimed that they have not had any dialogue with Dhoni on the matter but, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has no doubts that IPL guidelines have been modified just because the organisers wished Dhoni to proceed taking part in.
“You’ll get the prospect to see MS Dhoni once more. He’s match, batting at a strike fee of 200, conserving effectively, and that’s the reason I consider the foundations will preserve altering until he desires to play. If he desires to play within the IPL, he’ll play. He’s such a giant participant, such a giant match-winner, and has been a frontrunner for CSK,” mentioned Kaif throughout a chat on Star Sports activities.
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