PRESUMPTIONS
There have been many notions around country to predict if ex-skipper MS
Dhoni will be available to play for CSK in IPL 2021. Captain cool has just announced
his retirement a month back on Independence Day by taking retirement from
international cricket. Dhoni hasn’t been playing cricket from 2019 world cup
exit are there were presumptions that he may retire from cricket soon.
However in March before the IPL camp, he started practising in JSA Stadium which gave a sign of relief for cricket fans that he is still in the game, but due to lockdown the Indian Premiere League had to be postponed and finally it will be starting from 19th September 2020. The big question which again came to highlight was if Dhoni will play for CSK in coming years as well.
Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan feels that Mahendra Singh
Dhoni, who has not played any competitive cricket since last year’s World Cup
semifinal, will be part of the franchise in 2021 and 2022 IPLs. The 39-year-old
Dhoni is set for a return to competitive cricket in the upcoming IPL and will
definitely make his mark in the tournament.
Verdict from CSK
There will be mega auctions for IPL 2021 and there were speculations
about if Dhoni would be put on bid in the next auction. But N. Srinivasan, the
vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements, owners of the CSK
franchise mentioned that Dhoni would be retained by the team for the 2021 IPL
mega-auction as well. So it is quite evident that CSK won’t let Dhoni off at
any cost till 2022.
“We can expect MS Dhoni to be part of both (IPL 2020 and 2021) and
probably for even the next year - 2022,” Mr. Viswanathan was quoted as saying
by indiatoday.in. He added “I am getting updates through the media only, saying
he has been training in Jharkhand in indoor nets. But we don’t have to worry
about the skipper, boss. We don’t worry about him at all. He knows his
responsibilities and he will take care of himself and the team.”
Journey of Dhoni with CSK
It seems that skipper is yet to stay for CSK. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has
been a part of IPL from the very beginning and has captained CSK since then. He
has led the team to 3 IPL titles in 2010, 2011 and 2018. Chennai Super Kings
has qualified for playoffs in every season it has been a part of IPL. It has
been the most successful side in the IPL history and MS Dhoni has the highest
success rate as a captain.
Captain cool has believed in experience playing the vital role in the win. After 2 years of ban, Dhoni led CSK won the title with team’s average age above 32 with most of its players far from their career peak and hence it justifies why CSK management and CEO believes in MS Dhoni so much. It is quite evident that MS Dhoni will be playing for CSK in the rest years of his career as a cricketer and will be there for the team as much as needed.
So to answer your queries, yes MS Dhoni will be retained and will be a
part of CSK in 2021 IPL as well.
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