The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan has officially confirmed that MS Dhoni is not retiring yet, and he will be playing IPL 2026. For the last few months, there were many discussions and rumors that MS Dhoni would retire from the Indian Premier League, but now, it’s almost confirmed that Thala is coming for another season.
In a recent interview, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan revealed Dhoni’s IPL future. Viswanathan said, “We are extremely hopeful that he will be playing the next season.” Kasi said in a recent interview that when a fan asked him about Dhoni’s retirement plan and he replied, “No, he’s not going to retire.”
Viswanathan also added that Dhoni told us that he will be playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the next season. This is a massive relief for the CSK fans who want Thala to play the upcoming season.
Since the IPL’s first season in 2008, Dhoni has been part of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and led the franchise to win five IPL titles (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023). Dhoni has been the backbone of the franchise, and he is known for his leadership skills; however, now he has stepped down as captain.
Dhoni’s role moved from leadership to grooming young talents and passing his legacy to players like Ruturaj Gaikwad. However, in the last season, Ruturaj Gaikwad missed half of the season due to injury, and MS Dhoni led the team, but they still had a bad season as CSK finished at the bottom of the points table.
MS Dhoni’s Last Season?
It’s almost now confirmed that MS Dhoni will be playing the upcoming IPL 2026 season, but fitness is going to be a huge concern for him, which will decide his IPL future. MS Dhoni is already 44 years old and even at this age, Dhoni is actively working on his fitness from training hard to controlling his diet.
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