MS Dhoni’s fate with Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 to be decided mid-October: Report

New Delhi: MS Dhoni’s fate with the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 will also be decided later in the month as the two-time World Cup-winning former Indian captain is set to fulfill the five-time champions in Mumbai in mid-October, per reports. Dhoni’s future with CSK has always been a subject matter of dialogue as soon as a season ends and a season nears, for the past five years.

Though Dhoni played with a knee injury in IPL 2023 and led the team to the title, the forty three-year-old stepped down from captaincy in the following season, passing on the baton to Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK finished fifth in the table and the Dhoni discussion continued.

According to a Cricbuzz report, Dhoni is set to fulfill the CSK officials soon and is set to convey his decision regarding the upcoming season. The previous Indian wicketkeeper-batter had always wished to play his final game in front of his home fans in Chepauk.

A farewell game for Dhoni in IPL 2025 may maybe also be on the agenda throughout the meeting. He became recently in america and returned to India some days ago. With the BCCI announcing the IPL 2025 retention rules, Dhoni will likely be go below the uncapped category for a price of Rs four crore, if retained.

The emblem new BCCI directive says, “A capped Indian player will change into uncapped, if the player has in the last five calendar years preceding the year wherein the relevant Season is held, no longer played in the starting XI in International Cricket (Test match, ODI, Twenty20 International) or does no longer have a Central Contract with BCCI. This may be applicable for Indian Players simplest.”