IPL: CSK owner Srinivasan said – Dhoni has us for every challenge; Whether to play for India or not, he will be retained in 2021
- Chennai Super Kings owner Srinivasan said- I can assure that Dhoni will definitely play IPL this year.
- Chennai became the three-time IPL champion under Dhoni’s captaincy, the BCCI excluded him from the Central Contract List.
Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan said Kimhendra Singh Dhoni will also play for Chennai in IPL 2021. Former BCCI President Srinivasan said this at an event on Saturday. He said, “People will keep saying how long and how long Dhoni will play. I assure you that they will play IPL this year as well and in the 2021 auction, Chennai will retain them. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind. “
Srinivasan added, “On paper many teams are better than Chennai, but CSK will win the next IPL. We have MS Dhoni to face Harchunauti. Chennai team cannot be imagined without Dhoni. We will not let them go through the auction process. “Shriram Sri, Vice President of CSK Fans Association is also very happy with Srinivasan’s statement.
Dhoni has been with the Chennai team since the first season of IPL i.e. 2008. He did not play for the franchise only when the team was suspended for two years. Chennai has won the IPL thrice under the captaincy of this wicketkeeper batsman.
Dhoni will play IPL for at least two years
The BCCI on Thursday excluded him from the Central Contract List. There was speculation about his retirement since then, but he has made it clear by starting practice with the Jharkhand team that he is ready for the IPL. He last played an international match in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand last year.
It was under Dhoni’s captaincy that India won the T20 in 2007 and the ODI World Cup in 2011. He has scored more than 17 thousand runs in 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 International T20s so far. At the same time, he has hunted 829 behind the wicket.
