The last IPL season of Chennai Super Kings was very bad. First Rituraj Gaikwad and then MS Dhoni took charge of the team but nothing has changed, the CSK points remained at the bottom of the table. Out of 14 league matches, only 4 won, defeat in 10. In his latest statement, MS Dhoni admitted that there were some flaws in his team, which CSK recognized. He said that his team will try to remove those flaws in the auction for the upcoming version. He also talked about his fitness.

MS Dhoni spoke about the IPL at the inauguration of Maxiwision Super Specialty Eye Hospitals. Sportstar told in his report what he said. Dhoni said, “There were some deficiencies, which we had to overcome. We were worried about our batting order, but now I think CSK’s batting order is very organized. Rituraj Gaikwad will also come back, so we are largely organized.”

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MS Dhoni said, “I think we have been successful in finding out what the mistake of IPL will be in December, there are some flaws and we will try to remove them. You will have to give your best at the beginning of the tournament, you will have to make such a plan.

I can play cricket for 5 years but MS Dhoni

For the last 4-5 seasons, there was speculation about MS Dhoni’s retirement from IPL. But Mahi, who has retired from international cricket in 2020, is still very fit and is playing in the tournament. Talking about his fitness, he said that he can play more cricket for the next 5 years.

In this report, Dhoni was quoted as saying, “I have just got a tick mark that I can play cricket for the next 5 years. But the problem is that I have only permission for eyesight. I want permission for my body as well. I can’t play cricket only with eyes.”

Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the last match of IPL season 18 against Gujarat Titans. The CSK IPL, which lost 10 matches, was the first team to be out of the playoff race in 2025. When Dhoni landed for the toss on Sunday, it was believed that this player could be his last match. Responding to the question related to this, MS Dhoni said that he is curious to go to Ranchi and he has a lot of time to think on retirement. Meanwhile, the former Indian cricketer feels that Dhoni has already played more than the time and now he should retire.

For the first time in IPL history, CSK lost 10 matches in 14 league matches. The five -time champion Chennai was ranked at the bottom of this season in the points table. MS Dhoni’s performance also did not meet expectations, he failed to finish the innings on several occasions. Talking about Dhoni’s future, former cricketer Murali Karthik has now come to say goodbye to his IPL career, because some things always end.

What did Karthik say on Dhoni’s future

Murali Karthik said during a conversation on cricbing, “The world loves Dhoni and some things we do not want to finish, one day comes when it comes to an end. Sometimes you don’t want you to get such a shock, sometimes, sometimes, you don’t want those who love you, you have supported for a long time.

He further said, “Now that Virat Kohli has taken retirement from the test, everyone is saying, you had two to three years left. He is 36 years old. He is very fit.

Can MS Dhoni captain next year?

A fan asked him if Dhoni could captain the franchise in the next season? Responding to this, Karthik said that the role of captaincy is now from Ruturaj Gaikwad and he should be given time to make the team his own and get addicted to the captaincy. He said, “I don’t think he will take away the captaincy from Ruturaj Gaikwad and give it to Dhoni.”

Who in place of MS Dhoni?

Who will play his role in the team after MS Dhoni’s departure? Questions often arise about this. To this, Karthik said, “This is a big responsibility, so you should give people a chance to make their place.