MS Dhoni, IPL 2027: MS Dhoni did not play a single match of IPL 2026 for Chennai Super Kings. Due to injury, Dhoni was not available for the entire season. Meanwhile, the discussion regarding Mahi’s retirement also intensified. It was said that Dhoni had quietly retired from the Indian Premier League without informing. Now the franchise itself has given a big hint and confirmed his retirement somewhere. Along with this it was also said that Dhoni can be seen as a coach or mentor in the next season.

In fact, while talking about Dhoni, franchise CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said that we would like to keep him with the team forever, even if he is associated with the team in any capacity.

Speaking to Rev Sports, Kasi Vishwanathan said, “We would like to keep him at CSK forever in any capacity – be it as a player, coach or mentor. Whatever happens, it will depend on what he decides. Every decision is up to him.”

Dhoni came for the last match on home ground

Although Dhoni did not come to the ground with the team for the entire season, but he reached the stadium with the team for the last home match of Chennai. Mahi did not play the match, but definitely performed the rituals of the last home match with the team. Chennai played its last home ground match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 18 May.

MS Dhoni’s IPL career

If we look at Dhoni’s IPL career, till now he has played 278 matches in the tournament. Batting in 242 innings of these matches, he has scored 5439 runs at an average of 38.30 and strike rate of 137.45. During this period, 5439 runs have been scored from his bat, which included 24 half-centuries. Dhoni’s high score was 84* runs.

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MS Dhoni Return Ranchi, IPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings has to play the last match of the league stage in IPL 2026 against Gujarat Titans today (21 May). But in the update that came out before the match, it was told that MS Dhoni has returned to his home Ranchi in the middle of the season. So did Mahi quietly leave CSK mid-season and retire from IPL? Let us know what is the whole matter behind Mahi’s return home.

Why did MS Dhoni return to Ranchi in the middle of the season, did he retire?

Let us tell you that Chennai played its 13th match on 18th May against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chepauk. MS Dhoni had come to the stadium with the team for the match, but he did not play the match.

According to ESPNcricinfo, now before the last league match, Dhoni has returned to his home in Ranchi due to a thumb injury. It was told that if Chennai reaches the playoffs, then he will join the team. This makes one thing clear that he has not retired as of now.

Second injury after another

Dhoni suffered a lot of injuries at the beginning of the season, due to which he could not play even a single match. On March 28, Chennai had told in an update that due to calf injury, Mahi may remain out for 2 weeks. The injury sidelined Mahi so much that he could not play league matches for the entire season. The second thumb injury occurred at the end of the season. Now it will be interesting to see whether Mahi returns or not if Chennai reaches the playoffs.

MS Dhoni’s IPL career

If we look at Dhoni’s IPL career, till now he has played 278 matches. Batting in 242 innings of these matches, he scored 5439 runs at an average of 38.30 and strike rate of 137.45. During this period, he scored 24 half-centuries, in which the high score was 84* runs.

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The league stage of IPL 2026 is about to end, but MS Dhoni has not played a single match yet. Meanwhile, a big claim has come to light regarding his retirement. 18 May 2025 will be the date when Dhoni will play his last match in the Indian Premier League. We are not saying this, but this video is going viral on social media, in which it is claimed that Dhoni will play his last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 18th May.

In this video which is going viral, it is said that Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Narendra Modi, Shahrukh and Salman Khan will also come to watch Dhoni’s retirement match on 18th May.

Let us tell you that ABP Live does not confirm the information given in this video, because Dhoni’s retirement has not been confirmed from any party. BCCI, MS Dhoni or Chennai Super Kings have neither given any indication nor issued any statement in this regard. At the same time, all the people whose names were taken, including Narendra Modi and Bollywood superstars, have not said anything officially regarding Dhoni’s retirement match.

Crores of rupees are being spent

In the same video it was further claimed that crores of rupees are being spent for Dhoni’s retirement match. The basis of the claim was said to be that interview of 2021, in which Dhoni had said that he wanted to play his last match in front of the people of Chennai at Chepauk Stadium. CSK will play its last home match in IPL on May 18 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

According to the viral video, there was talk of arranging a laser and drone show to make Dhoni’s retirement match special. Among these big claims, it was also said that the entire career of MS Dhoni will be shown in the sky. In the long list of claims, it was told that the management of CSK and IPL are planning to give a CSK jersey to every fan. There is no truth in these claims at all, because no official confirmation has been made regarding this.

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MS Dhoni IPL Retirement: There are only 2 weeks left for the excitement of IPL 2026 to begin, before that once again the speculations about MS Dhoni’s retirement have started gaining momentum. Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan has confirmed that Dhoni will be available for all the matches of the season. Now former cricketer Robin Uthappa has given a big statement regarding the speculations about Dhoni’s retirement.

Let us tell you that this time star wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson is also a part of the CSK squad. With his arrival, a major reshuffle is possible in the Super Kings team. With his arrival, MS Dhoni’s workload may also reduce. Robin Uthappa believes that Dhoni will hardly be seen playing in the Indian Premier League after 2026.

MS Dhoni’s IPL retirement

While discussing a show on Star Sports, former cricketer Robin Uthappa said that this could be the last year in IPL for Dhoni. He said that this time Dhoni will be playing the role of more of a mentor than a player. Uthappa clearly said that he sees MS Dhoni batting at number eight and not at number seven.

Earlier, former cricketer Irfan Pathan has also predicted that MS Dhoni will not play in the Indian Premier League after 2026. However, he also said that it would be very difficult to imagine Chennai Super Kings and IPL without Dhoni.

Since IPL 2024, there have been only 3 occasions when MS Dhoni has batted at number 5 or higher. In IPL 2025, he batted at ninth position twice. Usually only bowlers ranked 9th and below come to bat.

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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 topic of IPL 2026 is much discussed because mini auction is going to be held on 16th December. This time many great players can be seen in the auction, because great players like Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell have been released. Everyone will be keeping an eye on the players who have been released in the auction, but there are also some retained cricketers who can be seen playing for the last time in IPL 2026. See here the list of players who can retire after IPL 2026.

1. MS Dhoni

The first name in the list is that of MS Dhoni. Whenever the new season of IPL is about to come, the news of Dhoni’s retirement starts gaining momentum. But every time Dhoni puts an end to the rumors of retirement. Chennai Super Kings CEO Kashi Vishwanath has confirmed that Dhoni will play in IPL 2026. Dhoni’s knee problem is not hidden from anyone, while Sanju Samson is being seen as his successor. Samson has now come to CSK from Rajasthan Royals.

2. Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma has been retained by Gujarat Titans for IPL 2026. His form has not been very good in the last few seasons. In IPL 2025, he took only 4 wickets in 7 matches and the economy rate was 11.80. Last season he also became a victim of fitness related problems. If Ishant retires from the Indian Premier League after 2026, it will not be a surprising decision.

3. Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane was the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders last season, but under him the KKR team stood eighth in the points table. Now, to keep the captaincy option open, KKR has retained him for IPL 2026 also. Rahane was not finding any buyer in the mega auction, but KKR had played a gamble and bid on him. Rahane scored 390 runs in 12 matches in IPL 2025 and his strike rate was also around 148. But the problem is that apart from KKR, no other team is showing interest in Rahane.

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Ms dhoni retirement: The Indian Premier League 2025 final was held on June 3, but the team of Chennai Super Kings, who won the IPL title five times, did not reach the playoffs this time. In the midst of this tournament, CSK captain Rituraj Gaikwad was injured and Mahendra Singh Dhoni got the command of the team. But even after changing the captain of CSK in IPL 2025, the team’s defeat continued. But only after the end of IPL 2025, the biggest question before CSK came whether MS Dhoni will play IPL next season.

MS Dhoni will retire from IPL?

MS Dhoni was asked in an event whether he is going to play in IPL 2026, then the former cricketer replied that I will play or not, there is still a lot of time to decide. Mahi further said that there is time to think about it till around December. Then a person involved in this event shouted that you have to play sir, it means that you have to play now. Responding to this, he said that ‘who will take care of the pain in the knee’.

MS Dhoni is in pain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also seen in pain in the 18th season of IPL due to his knee. Dhoni was also having a lot of trouble in running while batting, due to which his knee pain increased. Even before the next season, Mahi is in tension about whether his knee will be accompanied in playing cricket or not. At the same time, the fans of Mahi want to see their favorite player once again on the ground.

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MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli played cricket together for the Indian cricket team for many years. After Dhoni, Virat took over the captaincy of Team India in all three formats, now Kohli has also said goodbye to T20 and Tests. A video of MS Dhoni is becoming quite viral on social media, in which he was asked about Virat and he gave a very cute reply.

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are good friends, their friendship clearly shows how much Kohli respects Dhoni. Dhoni also cares for him. Kohli once told that when he left the captaincy from the Test, only MS Dhoni’s phone came to him, while many people have their phone number.

When Virat Kohli is in the mood, there is a lot of entertaining- MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni arrived in Chennai a few days ago, a lot of his videos from the airport also went viral. Now what Dhoni said at an event held in Chennai, that video is also becoming viral. In this video, Dhoni is sitting on the stage and when asked about Virat Kohli, he said, “He sings very well, good singers. He is also very good. He also takes off the copy. He also takes off very well. He is very entertaining when he is in mood.”

MS Dhoni about Virat Kohli in a Recent Event in Chennai.

“A Good Singer, Dancer, Good in Mimicry and if He is the Mood He is very very very venment!” pic.twitter.com/mnljmuojqr

– Yash Msdian (@Itzyash07) August 6, 2025

Will be in CSK for the next 15-20 years- MS Dhoni

Another video of this event is going viral, in which MS Dhoni is talking about his retirement. He is saying that he is not too hasty yet. Dhoni said, “I will wear a yellow jersey for the next 15 to 20 years and will sit there, whether I play or not.”

“No hurry, more time is there, me and csk we are togeether” – MS Dhoni

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– CSK Fans Army (@cskfansarmy) August 6, 2025

MS Dhoni is playing for Chennai Super Kings from the first season (when CSK was banned leaving 2 seasons in between). CSK has won 5 titles under his captaincy. Virat Kohli is also playing for RCB from the first season, his team won its first IPL title in 2025.

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.”