MS Dhoni giving autograph to a fan on his bike© Instagram
Former India skipper MS Dhoni is undoubtedly one of the common sportspersons on the planet. Dhoni who has led India to 3 main ICC titles, enjoys an enormous fan following. The 42-year-old known as time on his worldwide profession in 2020 however he’s nonetheless lively within the IPL. Underneath his captaincy, Chennai Tremendous Kings have gained 5 IPL title, with the latest one in 2023. Forward of IPL 2024, Dhoni handed over CSK’s captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad because the franchise is in search of the veteran skipper’s substitute. Just lately, a video went viral on social media which left all of the Dhoni followers awestruck. The previous CSK skipper made a followers day by giving him an autograph on his bike.
Earlier, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanath has denied the experiences that the franchise requested the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a reintroduction of a now-scrapped rule to rope in Dhoni for a cheaper price.
Earlier in IPL, a world participant after 5 years of his retirement can be named within the ‘uncapped’ class. Nonetheless, this rule was abolished after IPL 2021.
A number of experiences acknowledged that CSK need that rule to again as it might assist them retain Dhoni as an ‘uncapped’ participant, which implies at a worth as little as Rs 4 crore. The franchise had retained Dhoni for a worth of 12 crore in 2022. Nonetheless, CSK CEO Viswanath has refuted the rumours that the franchise made any such request.
“I’ve no concept about it. We have not requested for it. They (the BCCI) have themselves instructed us that the ‘uncapped participant rule’ could also be saved, that is all. They (the BCCI) have not introduced something as but. The principles and rules will probably be introduced by the BCCI,” Kasi Viswanath had instructed Times of India.
Whereas the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega public sale is just a few months away, the uncertainty over Dhoni’s future within the event remains to be unsure. Amid the speculations of his retirement, the participant has remained tight-lipped concerning the probabilities of his participation in IPL 2025.
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