When MS Dhoni smacked Yash Dayal for a 110-metre six to begin the final over of the must-win conflict between CSK and RCB, many thought, he would end the sport for his facet. But the bowler got here again strongly to dismiss him off the very subsequent ball and finally serving to RCB qualify for the playoffs. After the match, Dhoni was seen strolling off quietly to the dressing room and reportedly, he was the first one to go away for Ranchi on Sunday morning.
Has he performed his final IPL match? Will he ever play once more for CSK? These are a few of the questions which are lingering in followers’ thoughts and in line with the Times of India, the former CSK skipper has sought a couple of months’ time from the CSK administration to take a name on his availability for the subsequent season. Notably, Dhoni wasn’t fully slot in IPL 2024 as he got here very a lot down the order to bat, at occasions at quantity 9, with head coach Stephen Fleming even stating that they have been managing his workload as a consequence of knee damage.
“Dhoni has not told anybody in CSK that he is quitting. He has told the management that he will wait for a couple of months before taking a final call,” a supply in the know of issues stated. Moreover, the mega public sale is about to happen earlier than subsequent season and the groups must take a name on retaining their gamers as effectively. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is but to determine on the variety of retentions and whether or not to reintroduce Right to Match (RTM) card possibility like they’d accomplished in 2018 mega public sale.
The resolution reportedly, is prone to come from the BCCI in the coming months and that may additionally affect Dhoni’s resolution round taking part in or not taking part in subsequent season. As far as the retentions are involved, Ruturaj Gaikwad Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana may get retained for CSK with Shivam Dube additionally prone to be in the listing.
