By India Today Sports Desk: Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif believes the four-time IPL-winning captain MS Dhoni has given adequate hints that may most likely be his ultimate season as a participant. Dhoni has remained tight-lipped about his plans, no matter widespread speculation about his retirement.
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When Danny Morrison talked about his ‘farewell’ season, Dhoni responded by saying that solely he was saying that New Zealander was his farewell season and by no means him, implying that he might play one different yr. Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni’s former India and CSK teammate, moreover mentioned that Dhoni educated him that he would play one different season. Dhoni, alternatively, has been hampered in IPL 2023 by a knee harm scare, which has raised points.
Dhoni carried out a specific lap of honour on the Chepauk stadium in Chennai all through his employees’s defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders. He expressed gratitude to followers for his or her unwavering assist via the years and even shook palms with security personnel.
This gesture might probably be interpreted as a contact about his retirement plans, though CSK’s improvement to the playoffs stays not sure. Throughout IPL 2023, CSK captain MS Dhoni has hinted that the current season will seemingly be his ultimate, nonetheless he shocked his die-hard fanbase when, all through the toss for CSK vs LSG, he instructed commentator Danny Morrison that he hasn’t decided whether or not or not IPL 2023 will seemingly be his remaining season or not.
“I think MSD has given enough hints that this is his last IPL. He’s keeping the world guessing and that’s been his nature. But I have this intuition that Dhoni will not be playing the IPL next year,” Kaif acknowledged whereas speaking on Star Sports’ Cricket Live.
Dhoni moreover had some pleasant with the followers, hitting some balls into the group with a racquet and tossing only a few jerseys their means. He even signed autographs for the cops present. Fans went crazy after they observed their favourite participant lead the employees out of the stadium after the game, and even batting legend Sunil Gavaskar approached Dhoni for an autograph.
Speaking regarding the surreal second of MSD signing an autograph on Gavaskar’s shirt, Kaif acknowledged on Cricket Live, “We have never seen Sunny sir taking an autograph of any other cricketer. A great like Sunil Gavaskar taking the autograph on his shirt from Dhoni just tells the greatness of MS Dhoni.”