Dhoni's Retirement Update from IPL: There are still more than 9 months left for the start of the Indian Premier League 2025 and discussions have already started regarding which players will be retained in it. There are also discussions among the fans of Chennai Super Kings regarding the retirement of champion captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni has made a big announcement in the meantime.

​Mahendra Singh Dhoni has already left the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings. Last season, Ruturaj Gaikwad took charge, however the team could not do anything special and could not get a place in the playoffs.

Dhoni recently said in an interview about retirement that "There is still a lot of time for the franchise and management to decide on the retention rules and other things. So when everything is decided, then we will take any decision."

MS Dhoni in Last Year IPL
Dhoni played his last match of this season on 12 May in his home ground i.e. Chennai. Rajasthan Royals were also defeated by 5 wickets in this match. Something happened before and after this match, which disappointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's fans a bit.

Two such things happened in this match played in Chepauk, which intensified the speculations about Dhoni's retirement. The first is that just before the toss in the match, the CSK franchise made a special appeal on social media, after which the speculations about Dhoni's retirement first started.

Dhoni about his Retirement
When 43-year-old Dhoni was asked a question about his retirement from IPL during a program in Hyderabad, he clearly said that there is still a lot of time for it. We have to see what BCCI and franchise decide regarding the retention rule. Let us tell you that some changes can be made in the rules of retaining players in IPL and talks are going on between the board and the franchise on this. It is believed that changes can be made in the number of players to be retained.

Discussions on Player Retainship
The IPL Governing Council met franchise owners and officials in Mumbai on Wednesday evening to discuss a number of rules. The agenda of the meeting included the impact player rule, how many players are to be retained, and the mega auction (which is to be held before the next season) and were discussed. Earlier there was a rule to retain four players, but we will have to wait and see what happens in the new rule.

MS Dhoni's IPL Carrier
Dhoni has played a total of 264 matches in IPL so far, in which he has scored 5243 runs at an average of 39.13. During this period, Dhoni has scored 24 half-centuries. He could not score a century till now. Dhoni has hit 252 sixes and 363 fours in IPL. Under his captaincy, he has won the title of Chennai team 5 times.