A big update came out on MS Dhoni playing in IPL 2026. Earlier it was reported that Mahi is ready to play the next season of the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). But in the new update it was mentioned that Dhoni will not play the entire matches of the upcoming season. This update is indicating Mahi’s retirement from IPL.

Let us tell you that before the auction, Chennai had made its share through Sanju Samson in the trade deal. Now the update of Dhoni not playing the entire league match as soon as Sanju joined the team is really forcing one to think.

Approval to play next season

Speaking to news agency PTI, a top source of Chennai Super Kings said, “We can confirm that he is coming to Chennai and he has confirmed his availability for this season.”

Will not play the entire match

Dhoni will play next season but he will not play all 14 league matches. Quoting PTI, it was told that Dhoni will play the next season, but will not be seen in all the 14 matches of the league.

Dhoni handles the responsibility of wicketkeeping for Chennai. But now with Sanju joining the team, the responsibility of wicketkeeping may be removed from Dhoni. Along with this, even if he misses a few matches, the team will not suffer much loss. However, no official update has come yet regarding Dhoni not playing all the league matches.

Dhoni’s performance in 2025 IPL

It is noteworthy that Dhoni played a total of 14 matches in the last season i.e. 2025 IPL, in which he scored 196 runs at a strike rate of 135.17 while batting in 13 innings. During this period, Mahi’s high score was 30* runs. 12 fours and 12 sixes came from his bat.

MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in 2019, plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Dhoni, who made the team champion 5 times under his captaincy, now plays under the captaincy of Rituraj Gaikwad. Every time in the last 2-3 seasons, there have been Afwas that Dhoni can take retirement, but every time Dhoni has dismissed those reports at the end of the season. Dhoni’s fitness is still good but there has been a problem in his knee which was also operational in 2023. This is the reason why they can force them to retire from IPL. Meanwhile, Robin Uthappa, who played with him, said that even if he plays the next 4 years and IPL, I would not be surprised.

MS Dhoni has a problem in knee and after IPL 2023, he had to undergo knee surgery. He has played a total of 130 balls in the last two seasons of the IPL and he looked good in it. This time too, there is speculation about Dhoni’s retirement. Will Dhoni continue to play even after IPL 2025? Robin Uthappa, who played with him in CSK and Team India, believes that no one can read Dhoni’s mind.

MS Dhoni will not be surprised even if played for the next 4 years- Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa said on Jio Hotstar, “If you have that skill and if you have a passion to move forward then I don’t think anything can stop you. If he (MS Dhoni) retires at the end of the IPL 2025 season then I will not be surprised. But if Dhoni plays the next 4 IPL seasons and I will not be surprised.”

MS Dhoni IPL Career

From the first season, MS Dhoni, who was playing for Chennai Super Kings, played for Pune Supergiants for 2 years, during which CSK was banned. Then Dhoni returned to CSK. Dhoni has won 5 titles to Chennai under his captaincy. Talking about Dhoni’s IPL career, he has scored 5243 runs in 264 matches. He has played 24 half -century innings in the IPL, his highest score in IPL is 84 runs.