While the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction is just some months away, MS Dhoni’s future with the IPL franchise is still uncertain. Amid the speculations of his retirement, the player has remained tight-lipped about the chances of his participation in IPL 2025. Most probably things are going to be tough for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise if they opt to include Dhoni as a player.
The 43-year-old Dhoni is soon about to announce his retirement from all forms of cricket so it would be the right choice for CSK to retain him as a player as it will fill one of the few slots that the franchise will be getting ahead of the auction.
CSK reportedly asked for a reintroduction of a now-scrapped rule. Earlier in IPL, an international player after 5 years of his retirement would be named in the ‘uncapped’ category. However, this rule was abolished after IPL 2021. CSK reportedly want that rule to back as it would help them retain Dhoni as an ‘uncapped’ player.
Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has put forward his opinions regarding the report of CSK pushing for the rule to be reinstated.
“Will Dhoni play as an uncapped player? That’s a big question mark. The point is correct. He hasn’t played international cricket for many years. He has retired. So, he is an uncapped player. He is not a capped player,” said Ravichandran Ashwin said on his official YouTube channel.
“Can a player like Dhoni play as an uncapped player? That is another conversation. Obviously, if someone talks about Dhoni, everyone will talk about it,” he added.
