IPL 2021 Final: MS Dhoni might be in CSK as mentor next year not a player, says THIS former cricketer

"MSD is equal to CSK, so if he has a season in him, which is only six months away, and if he has the desire to play as he will play,” said the expert.

Mumbai: Former India batter Aakash Chopra on Thursday (October 14) made an interesting prediction about CSK skipper MS Dhoni ahead of the IPL 2021 Final.

He is of the opinion that MS Dhoni will be retained by Chennai ahead of the mega auctions but not as one would expect.

"Dhoni is going to retain CSK for sure. Now in what capacity it`s up to him. It`s never been a transactional kind of relationship between the two. MSD is equal to CSK, so if he has a season in him, which is only six months away, and if he has the desire to play as he will play,” Chopra told Star Sports.