Rumours about MS Dhoni’s future in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have been circulating for quite some time. Although Dhoni has announced that he would participate in this year’s tournament in front of his home fans in Chennai, there has been no official word on his future with the Chennai Super Kings. In a recent engagement, CSK fast bowler Deepak Chahar was asked about the matter, and he had an incredibly interesting response.
“No one has said that this would be his final year. At least, he hasn’t. Hopefully, he will play more. We don’t know any such thing, we want him to play as much as he can,” Chahar told News India Sports.
“He knows when to retire, we saw it when he did in Tests and international cricket. No one else knows. I just hope he continues to play, it’s a privilege to play under him. It has been a dream to play with him. He’s in good touch as well, you will see that when he bats in the IPL this year,” he added.
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Dhoni will captain CSK in the 2023 season, and he already voiced his enthusiasm about playing in front of a home crowd for the first time in a long time.
“Definitely. It’s a simple reason: it will be unfair to not play in Chennai and say thank you [to the fans]. Mumbai is one place where, as a team and as an individual, I have got a lot of love and affection. But it wouldn’t be nice to the CSK fans,” Dhoni said on his future.
“And also, hopefully next year there will be an opportunity where the teams will be travelling so it will be a like thank you to all the different places where we will be playing games at different venues. Whether it will be my last year or not that’s a big question, because you know we can’t really predict about something two years down the line. But definitely I’ll be working hard to come back strong next year,” he had added.