Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan has confirmed that MS Dhoni will play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season and maintained that the former India captain has no immediate plans to retire.Speaking to his grandson Noah in Provoke Lifestyle magazine, the CSK CEO said: “No, he is not retiring for this IPL.”
Meanwhile, when asked about Dhoni’s retirement plans, he responded with a smile, saying, “I’ll check with him and let you know.”CSK had a dismal IPL 2025, as the five-time champions won just four out of 14 matches, finishing at the bottom of the standings for the very first time in the tournament’s history.Click here to watch the video.Under MS Dhoni, CSK has become one of the most successful IPL franchises, having won five IPL titles so far — 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023 — and reaching the playoffs in most seasons.Recently, at an event, MS Dhoni too opened up about his future.“Well, it depends. Again, I would say the same thing — I have four or five months to decide,” he told Harsha Bhogle in an interaction.“You know, there’s no hurry to decide what is to be done. I’m not saying I’m done, I’m not saying I’m coming back at the same time.
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“I have the luxury of timing, and when you have that, then why not think about it and then decide? Every year, it’s 15 per cent more effort.“You have to keep the body fit, not to forget this is top-level cricket. It’s professional cricket — you have to be at your best.”
