Delhi: As soon as the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) started, discussions about Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement have also gained momentum. When Dhoni was seen wearing a T-shirt written in Chennai a month ago, there was a stir among his fans. This message was written in the Morse code, which made the fans felt that Dhoni is going to say goodbye to his IPL career. However, Dhoni has rejected these rumors by giving his response in this regard.
What did Dhoni say on retirement rumors?
On Sunday, before the domestic match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Dhoni while talking to Jio Hotstar said that he can play as much for Chennai as he wants. He jokingly said, “As long as I want, I can play for CSK. This is my franchise. Even if I come on wheelchair, they will still bring me to the field.”
This season, Dhoni has a chance to make special records in IPL history. He is just 19 runs away from Chennai Super Kings becoming the highest run player. Currently, Suresh Raina is at the top with 4687 runs in this list.
Dhoni’s performance in the last 3 IPL season
| Season | Match | Run | Best score | average | strike rate | century | Half -century | Fours | Six |
| 2024 | 14 | 161 | 37* | 53.67 | 220.55 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 | 104 | 32* | 26.00 | 182.46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 | 232 | 50* | 33.14 | 123.40 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
During the IPL 2023 season, Dhoni was struggling with knee injury and he also underwent surgery after the season. After this, he rested throughout the year and returned in the 2024 season. In this season, he left the post of captaincy and usually kept landing at number 8 in batting.
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