'I have nothing in my hand'...Dhoni says big on the question of retirement from IPL

While all the 10 teams are grappling with the mega auction issue ahead of IPL 2025, on the other Chennai Super Kings legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni has spoken big on the question of retirement in this tournament. When Dhoni was asked at an event in Hyderabad whether he will play in IPL 2025, he made it clear that it is not in his hands. Dhoni said that the decision will be taken only after looking at the retention rules of IPL 2025, which is currently not in his hands.

Dhoni's retirement based on player retention!

Dhoni said, 'We have to wait for the player retention decision, the ball is not in our court right now. I will take a decision once the rules are made.' MS Dhoni is 43 years old and will be judged only on the basis of his excellent performance last season. Although his fitness is not what it used to be, the player has kept wickets throughout the season, so it cannot be said that Dhoni is no longer strong.

Who will Chennai Super Kings retain?

There was a report that it would be difficult for Dhoni to play in the next season if the BCCI makes a rule to retain only four players. According to the report, the Chennai team will retain Dhoni only if the BCCI makes a rule to retain five to six players before the next season. It is being said that if four players have to be retained then captain Rituraj Gaekwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matisha Pathirana and Shivam Dubey can be retained. Now all eyes are on the IPL Governing Council's decision.

Dhoni's performance last season

Dhoni's retirement is not right now from a performance point of view. The player contributed a lot for the team as a finisher last season. He managed to score 161 runs in 8 innings at an average of over 53. His strike rate was over 220.