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Chennai Super Kings will be looking to retain captain and veteran wicketkeeper batsman MS Dhoni for the 2022 Indian Premier League if retentions are allowed ahead of the mega auction that will precede the tournament.
- Dhoni had said he was unsure if he will be involved as a player in IPL 2022
- He had hinted at returning for CSK next year after the final
- Dhoni led CSK to their fourth IPL title this season.
- MS Dhoni will be the “first player to be retained” by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) once they get clarity over the rules around the mega-auction that will precede the 2022 Indian Premier League. Dhoni had earlier said that it is “upto the BCCI” and how they shape the rules for the auction next season that will decide whether he will be involved with CSK as a player next season.
MS will be the first man to be retained, there is no doubt about it. But first of all we need to know the retention rules, which we are not aware of as of now. If we can retain (players), Dhoni will be first to save,” a CSK source told Sports Tak.
The source added that CSK will not do “anything without” Dhoni, citing the performance of the team under the 40-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman. Apart from most players being set to go under the hammer in the auction for next season, IPL 2022 will also feature two new teams.
“Which team or franchise would not want to retain a man like Dhoni. Two new teams will be added, so it would be great to see the competition. There are many things which we will have to see but as of now I can only say that we will go for Dhoni. The rest we will see and go by rules set by the BCCI,” said the source.
