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While CSK are acceptable to clasp MS Dhoni for IPL 2025, Rishabh Pant could besides beryllium a people for the franchise should helium participate the mega-auction. (BCCI)
Ahead of a scheduled gathering with Chennai Super Kings management, MS Dhoni stating that helium wants to proceed playing has raised hopes of the erstwhile India captain’s information successful the adjacent variation of the IPL. With the deadline for announcing retention nearing, Dhoni’s hint is seen arsenic the archetypal confirmation that the franchise whitethorn adjacent clasp him up of the auctions arsenic an uncapped player.
Speaking astatine an lawsuit successful Goa, Dhoni said: “I conscionable privation to bask immoderate past fewer years of cricket I americium capable to play. When you play cricket similar a nonrecreational sport, it becomes hard to bask it conscionable similar a game. That’s what I privation to do. It’s not easy.”
Since playing CSK’s past league lucifer astatine the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Dhoni has maintained soundlessness astir his aboriginal arsenic a player. Having stepped down arsenic skipper up of the 2024 season, with large auctions astir the corner, Dhoni has chosen to play a waiting game.
“The emotions support coming, the commitments are there. I privation to bask the crippled for the adjacent fewer years. I person to support myself acceptable for 9 months, truthful that I tin play 2 and a fractional months of IPL. You request to program it out, but astatine the aforesaid clip chill a bit,” Dhoni said.
Though Dhoni had made these comments, helium is yet to talk to the franchise officials. “We saw what helium said astatine the event. So erstwhile helium is ready, what much bash we want?” Kasi Viswanathan said. “We volition beryllium having a gathering soon with him and past we volition person a wide representation astir our retentions,” helium added.
It is understood that the CSK management, Dhoni, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and caput manager Stephen Fleming are scheduled to person a virtual gathering successful the adjacent mates of days to finalise the retentions. While Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana are definite to beryllium retained alongside Dhoni if helium chooses to play, the franchise is readying to support RTM options unfastened arsenic well. Irrespective of whether Dhoni plays oregon not, the franchise is understood to beryllium connected the look-out for a wicketkeeper.
In lawsuit Rishabh Pant comes into the auction pool, determination is simply a beardown anticipation that each of it could alteration with the franchise being linked arsenic 1 of India wicketkeeper’s imaginable caller destination. CSK are successful for a large overhaul with an oculus connected the future.
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