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IPL 2025: All the franchises have declared their retention lists before the IPL 2025 auction. At present a lot of discussions are taking place on this retention. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been retained by CSK for Rs 4 crore. After retaining Dhoni, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has advised CSK that Dhoni should be given the captaincy again. After which many speculations are going on between the fans of CSK and Dhoni.
Dhoni will play as an uncapped player
Let us tell you that Dhoni has been retained in the uncapped player category. According to the pre-retention rules of BCCI, if a player has retired from the Indian team before five years, then he will be considered uncapped. Apart from Dhoni, CSK has also retained Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mathisha Pathirana, Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja. Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK before the start of IPL 2024. He handed over this responsibility to Ruturaj.
Sanjay Majrekar gave advice
The team could not reach the playoffs under the captaincy of Rituraj. In such a situation, after Dhoni is retained, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar wants Dhoni to captain CSK again. His captaincy makes the tournament more interesting. While talking to the media, Sanjay said that Dhoni should captain CSK in IPL 2025. Last season he played under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad. It wasn't very fun to watch. Even if Dhoni does not bat, he can have a big impact on the team as captain and wicketkeeper.
What did former cricketer Mohammad Kaif say?
On Dhoni's retention, former cricketer Mohammad Kaif said, CSK performed tremendously. He saved Rs 5-10 crore in retention. I think we all got carried away with emotions, that is why this rule was brought. We wanted Dhoni to play one more season. I think CSK played a smart game. They are charging less money, this will help CSK to sign big players in the auction.
Dhoni was injured last season
It is noteworthy that Dhoni played with knee problem in the last season. Because of this, he preferred to play very low in the batting order. However, last season was Dhoni's best in terms of strike rate. Due to a knee injury making it difficult for him to run, Dhoni came in much later and was hitting only fours. One thing Dhoni had said before the IPL 2025 retention was that he wants to play more seasons. Just as we used to wish to play day and night in our childhood, I too wish to do the same. I want to play as long as I can.