The retention policy will determine MS Dhoni’s IPL career

The IPL team owners are scheduled to meet with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in its Mumbai headquarters in the near future. The amount of retentions per team for the forthcoming league season will be determined at the high-stakes meeting. The IPL committee has only permitted four retentions thus far, but because conversations are currently taking place about up to six or eight retentions, this is probably going to change.

For those who don’t know, MS Dhoni has been the most crucial member of the CSK lineup since the beginning of the franchise.

For nearly eighteen years, the Super Kings have been led by the most expensive player from the first player draft. The Ranchi-born cricket hero has guided the team to five titles and the most play-off qualifying in the annual tournament’s history, thus the supporters have frequently identified the team with him.

There has been talk that Dhoni will leave CSK before the 2025 Indian Premier League. But as of right moment, a lot depends on how much retention the BCCI permits at its next meet. Dhoni is unlikely to be kept unless more than four retentions are allowed, according to

The cricket player hasn’t yet stated whether he would be available for the team in 2025, thus rumours are free to read as they choose. Everything now depends on the cricketer’s ability to sustain himself for one more season, but the Impact Player rule may be able to help him because the team captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad can make use of players like Sameer Rizvi and Shivam Dube, who frequently filled in for other players in the 2024 edition.

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For those who are unaware, Gaikwad was handed the captaincy role. The decision was officially announced a year earlier, following CSK’s 2023 season victory over the Gujarat Titans, the reigning champions at the time. Though it’s unclear if Dhoni will be retained or retire, August 15th is just a few weeks away, so speculation about what might occur can’t be ruled out.