There is theory earlier than the beginning of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 that former India captain MS Dhoni might be taking part in his ultimate season of the T20 league. Dhoni will likely be main Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023 with the season getting underway with a conflict between his facet and defending champion Gujarat Titans on March 31.
However, in what might be some nice information for Dhoni followers across the globe, former CSK batter Suresh Raina has hinted that Dhoni could also be out there to play in IPL 2024 as effectively. Raina, who retired from IPL final season and is presently taking part in for India Maharajas in Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023, stated that it’s going to all rely upon Dhoni’s kind and health in IPL 2023.
“Agle saal ho sakta hai wo (Dhoni) fir IPL khelein. Unka form achcha lag raha hai, batting achcha kar rahe hain. It all depends ke kaisa khelta hai this season. Kaafi challenging hoga, ek saal se tournament nahi khelein hai wo,” Raina stated after the match towards the World Giants on Wednesday (March 15) evening.
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“I think the CSK team is quite strong, there are some you players coming in like Ruturaj (Gaikwad), (Devon) Conway and Ben Stokes is also joining the team,” the previous CSK southpaw added.
When requested if Dhoni solutions his phone calls, Raina stated, “Yes we speak on the phone often. He has been training hard in Chennai, as you can see in some of his recent videos as well.”
Unlike Raina, Dhoni isn’t eligible to play in Legends League Cricket but. The CSK skipper, who has retired from worldwide cricket, hasn’t give up all types of Indian cricket but. As per the BCCI’s guidelines, a participant has to give up Indian cricket fully to be eligible to play the international leagues or another league. Indian cricket consists of worldwide cricket, IPL and home cricket.
In 234 IPL matches until date, Dhoni has notched up 4,978 runs at a median of 39.2 and a strike-rate of 135.2 with 24 fifties. In IPL 2022, Dhoni scored 232 runs in 14 matches however CSK didn’t progress to the Playoffs stage.
