‘As far as the captain is concerned, he will..’ – Chennai Super Kings CEO gives update on retirement plans for MS Dhoni after IPL 2024

The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just three months away from commencing. The Dubai mini-auction on December 19 has ended; teams now gear up for the season. Despite confirming that MS Dhoni will participate in the 2024 edition of the tournament. There is lingering speculation among fans about whether he will continue beyond the upcoming season.

To maintain the intrigue, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan made the surprising remark. He even mentioned that only Dhoni himself can confirm if this will be his last edition. He even said that these decisions are something that Dhoni will take and he will be updating about it. It has been speculated that the 2024 season of the IPL will be the last time fans will be witnessing Dhoni playing in the yellow jersey.

“That I do not know. See, as far as the captain is concerned, he will answer you directly. He does not tell us what he is going to do,” Viswanathan said as quoted by The Indian Express.

He is doing well now: CSK CEO

After undergoing knee surgery in early June this year, Dhoni is presently undergoing rehabilitation, and it is anticipated that he will be a match-fit well before IPL 2024. The CSK fans all over the world are hoping that CSK’s skipper will recover soon from the injury. Under the leadership of MS Dhoni, CSK have guided the team to win five IPL titles.

“He is doing well now and he has started his rehab. He started working in the gym. And, probably in another 10 days, he’ll start working in the nets also,” said Viswanathan.

In their pursuit of defending their Indian Premier League (IPL) title, CSK made noteworthy moves at the Players Auction in Dubai on December 19. Led by MS Dhoni, the team acquired six players in total, with New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell being their highest-priced acquisition at Rs 14 crore. The five-time champions surprised observers by securing uncapped Indian batsman Sameer Rizvi for Rs 8.4 crore. CSK also retained India all-rounder Shardul Thakur, who was released by KKR.

CSK Squad: MS Dhoni (C), Devon Conway (NZ), Avanish Rao Aravelly, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Moeen Ali (ENG), Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner (NZ), Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Rachin Ravindra (NZ), Daryl Mitchell (NZ), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana (SL), Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana (SL), Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), Mukesh Choudhary.