MS Dhoni promises to return for CSK in IPL 2023: Unfair to not play in Chennai and thank you
India Today
IPL 2022, RR vs CSK: MS Dhoni's future at Chennai Super Kings has been a subject of speculation for a while now. Several fans have been left wondering if he would retire at the end of the season but Dhoni has given nothing away.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has chosen to stay the captain of Chennai Super Kings for the next season. Asked about if he the fans weill be able to see him in the yellow jersey again, Dhoni said that he will definitely return next season. He stated that if the Indian Premier League travells across the country next season, he will be able to thank the fans all across the country.
MS Dhoni has been the face of Chennai Super Kings for well over a decade. He reached cult status in the city within the first few years of the IPL.
Under MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won four IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021. When CSK were suspended for two years because of the spot-fixing scandal, he represented Rising Pune Supergiant and when he returned to lead the Super Kings again, he led them to their third IPL trophy.
MS Dhoni and CSK struggled in 2020 and eventually failed to make it to the playoffs but the team bounced back under his leadership and lifted the trophy in 2021.
MS Dhoni had decided to step down as captain of CSK two days before the start of this season but then came back as skipper when his successor Ravindra Jadeja found the pressure of leading too hot to handle.
This year, MS Dhoni hit his first IPL fifty since 2019 and then turned back the clock during a brutal innings against Mumbai Indians.
However, Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions, were the second team after MI to be eliminated from the playoffs race.