Ms dhoni retirement: The IPL 2025 started with a lot of fanfare on Saturday. In the first match of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore started their campaign by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders. Former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team Chennai Super Kings are scheduled to compete with Mumbai Indians on Sunday.
Dhoni has made a big statement about his future plans before the start of this season. In the cricket world, many discussions about Dhoni’s retirement continue, but this time with the start of IPL, Dhoni has broken the silence regarding his retirement.
Dhoni is the oldest player at the age of 43
Dhoni is taking the field this time to play the 18th season of IPL. Under his captaincy, he has made Chennai Super Kings many times IPL champions. Dhoni retired from international cricket in 2020 and since then he is seen playing only in IPL. The audience has been gathering in the IPL to watch Dhoni’s game.
It has been discussed every time since the last two-three seasons that this can prove to be Dhoni’s last season of IPL. During the last season, such speculation was also made, but by the end of the season, Dhoni had completely rejected these speculations. Dhoni is currently 43 years old and this time he is the oldest player in the IPL. This time too, such discussions have been heard about him.
Dhoni can be seen playing even further
This time with the start of the IPL season, Dhoni has broken the silence regarding his retirement. During an interview with Jio Hotstar, Dhoni has made a big statement about his retirement, while expressing his love for Chennai Super Kings, he said that it is my team and I can play for CSK till I want.
He said that I have been playing for this team for a long time and even if I stay on wheelchair, CSK will draw me. After Dhoni’s statement, it is believed that he will be seen playing for CSK. However, despite being 43 years old, Dhoni has so far maintained his fitness.
Gaikwad also gave a big statement on Dhoni
This time in the IPL, Chennai Super Kings captained Rituraj Gaikwad. Gaikwad has also given a big statement about Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He said that Dhoni is yet to play for many more years in IPL. Giving the example of Sachin Tendulkar, he said that despite being 50 years old, Sachin Tendulkar is batting very well.
In such a situation, I think there are many years left for Dhoni. Tendulkar recently performed brilliantly in the International Master League and Gaikwad discussed Sachin’s performance. It is also believed from Gaikwad’s statement that Dhoni will continue to play in the IPL and fulfill the expectations of his fans.