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MS Dhoni has been playing for Chennai Super Kings since the first edition (except 2016 and 2017). Under his captaincy, he has won 5 titles for CSK. There are discussions whether Dhoni will be seen on the field for the last time as a player, however, this discussion is happening not only this time but for the last 4-5 editions. Only Dhoni will know the answer to this whether IPL 2026 is his last edition as a player. Sourav Ganguly has given a statement regarding its possibility.
Although Sourav Ganguly did not give any clear answer on the possibility of MS Dhoni’s retirement from IPL, but indicated that he can talk to Dhoni about it. He said at an event, “I will tell Dhoni about what to do, not the media.” Let us tell you that this time Sanju Samson will play for Chennai Super Kings, who is being called Dhoni’s successor in the team. Former cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra believes that this will be Dhoni’s last IPL season.
Aakash Chopra feels this because Sanju Samson is ready to replace Dhoni in the team. CSK made Sanju a part of their team through trade, in his place the franchise gave Ravindra Jadeja to Rajasthan Royals.
what did aakash chopra say
The former cricketer feels that MS Dhoni should take retirement now. He said on GeoHotstar, “You don’t run a team from the dugout, this is not a football team. Dhoni’s quality is that he can read anyone’s game.” He said that according to him Dhoni should retire from IPL after this season.
MS Dhoni is 44 years old, who has played 278 matches in IPL. Dhoni has scored 5439 runs in 242 IPL innings. It is likely that Dhoni will be seen as an impact player in most of the matches of IPL 2026.