Dwayne Bravo Gave Emotional Statement For MS Dhoni: Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has a special attachment to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dwayne Bravo has given memorable performances in countless matches for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This is the reason why Bravo has a different attachment towards former CSK captain MS Dhoni. Recently, Bravo gave an emotional statement about Dhoni in a podcast interview. He said that we both were born from different mothers, but we are like real brothers.

Dwayne Bravo gave statement regarding MS Dhoni

Regarding his experience with Dhoni in CSK, Bravo said, ‘When I bowled the first over for CSK, he asked me what field I wanted. I told them, but after that they never asked me about field placement again. I felt that they trusted me completely. At the same time, we started calling each other brothers born from different mothers. He gave me this honour.

How has Dwayne Bravo’s career been for CSK?

Dwayne Bravo played a total of 14 seasons in IPL, out of which he played maximum 10 seasons for CSK. His debut in this tournament was with Mumbai Indians. Bravo played three seasons for Mumbai and in between he played for Gujarat Lions for one season. Bravo appeared in a total of 75 matches for CSK.

In these matches, Bravo scored a total of 1004 runs for CSK at a strike rate of 137.16, which included 2 half-centuries. In bowling, he has been successful in taking a total of 140 wickets for CSK and Bravo has also achieved the feat of taking three wickets 13 times for CSK. Apart from being a player, Bravo has also appeared as a bowling coach for CSK.

The mini auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) will be held in December, before that all the teams will release the list of their retained players. The retention list will be live on November 15, which means everyone will know who the team has released and whom it has decided to retain. Here we are telling you about those 5 players who were never released by their team.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, played for Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2013. MI never released Sachin. Later Sachin also became the mentor of this team. His son Arjun Tendulkar is also involved in Mumbai Indians, however, before the upcoming season, there is news that the franchise may give him to Lucknow Super Giants through a trade deal.

Virat Kohli

At number two is Virat Kohli, who has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore since the first edition (2008). He played under the captaincy of many legends, then also commanded this team for many years. However, he and RCB won their first IPL title after 18 years in the last edition (2025). RCB never released Virat.

ms dhoni

Chennai Super Kings never released MS Dhoni. Dhoni has been a part of this team since 2008 and has made the team champion 5 times under his captaincy. Dhoni played for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017, although Dhoni was not released but CSK was banned in these 2 years. Dhoni is also certain to play in IPL 2026.

Sunil Narine

West Indies spinner Sunil Narine made his IPL debut in 2012, he was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders and is still a part of this team. Narine bowled many match-winning spells for KKR, while he was also promoted in batting. He started coming to the opening. He gives a fast start to KKR.

shane warne

Shane Warne, who won the first IPL title, is no longer with us, he died in March 2022. Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals to their first IPL title as captain. He played for Rajasthan from 2008 to 2011, but the franchise never released him.

The auction is to be held in December before the next edition of the Indian Premier League, for this all the franchises have to submit the list of their released and retained players to the board by 15th November. MS Dhoni, who has made Chennai Super Kings (CSK) champion 5 times under his captaincy, is almost certain to play in the next season. Know which 4 players CSK can release in the auction to increase the value of its purse.

The 19th edition of IPL is to be played next year. Before this, IPL auction may take place in mid-December (second or third week). Consideration is going on to get this done outside India in UAE. November 15 is the deadline for all franchises to submit the list of their retained and released players. Here we are only talking about Chennai Super Kings team and which 4 players this franchise can release.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda was bought by CSK in the auction for Rs 1.7 crore. Earlier he was in Lucknow Super Giants, but his performance in CSK in the last edition (2025) was not good. Played 7 matches, in which a total of 31 runs were scored at an average of 6.20 in 5 innings. CSK can release him so that they can buy an impactful batsman for the next edition, who can become a match finisher for them.

Deepak Hooda made his IPL debut in 2015, after playing the first season in Rajasthan Royals, he joined Hyderabad, then Punjab and then Lucknow. Last season, he came to CSK, he has scored 1496 runs in 125 matches played in IPL, which includes 8 half-centuries.

Rahul Tripathi

Rahul was bought by CSK for Rs 3.40 crore for the last edition, he was played at various positions in the team but he could not perform as per expectations. He scored only 55 runs in 5 innings at an average of 11. Later he was dropped from the playing 11, the franchise can also release him.

Talking about his IPL performance, Rahul Tripathi, who has been playing since 2017, has played a total of 100 matches for 5 franchises, in which he has scored 2291 runs at an average of 26.33.

devon conway

Chennai Super Kings made Devon Conway a part of their team for the last season for Rs 6.25 crore, he was a part of the same team in the previous two seasons also. Although in the last edition, CSK preferred Rachin Ravindra in his place in the opening matches, but after not living up to the expectations, Conway was played. He scored 156 runs in 6 innings at an average of 26, which included 2 half-centuries. The team can release him for the auction to get more money in the purse.

Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.2 crore for the last season of IPL. Shankar scored 118 runs at an average of 39.33 in 5 innings played in 2025. However, he did not bowl for CSK. CSK may think about releasing him.

Talking about Vijay Shankar’s performance, he has played a total of 78 matches in IPL, in which he has scored 1233 runs in 65 innings. He also has 9 wickets in his name.

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.”

IPL 2026 mini auction will be held in December

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.