‘I would be very surprised if he is there next year’: Former South African captain on MS Dhoni. Cricket news

Former Mumbai Indian player and South African all -rounder Sean Pollock shared his views on the future of MS Dhoni in the Indian Premier League, stating that he will be surprised to see the Chennai Super Kings captain playing in IPL 2026, when he would be around 45 years old.
Speculation about Dhoni’s IPL future has intensified after CSK’s eradication of CSK race, including the eighth defeat of the season, includes the fifth consecutive disadvantage at home.
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In the toss, Dhoni refrained from answering a direct question about his future plans ahead of the Punjab Kings match.
“I mean, he has not found anything else to achieve, what is he? He has won more as someone else. It is going down what he wants. Due to his legacy and the impact he had on that franchise, he has given him a free governance,” Poolak said in a video. Crackbase,
“Will it change? Will the owners go and there will be a word with him? We do not know. We have tried to predict it for so long, it’s happening like a stuck record, where we cannot reach its bottom. I will be very surprised when I am next year.”
Dhoni was seen in a conversation with the team CEO Kasi Vishwanathan after the loss of four wickets of CSK at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Discussion about Dhoni’s future became particularly relevant after IPL 2024, which marked the end of the three -year cycle.

The IPL introduced a provision, in which players were classified in the last five years without the experience of international cricket, making them eligible for retention at low cost.
Since Dhoni’s final international presence was during the 2019 ODI World Cup, he qualified under this rule and was maintained by CSK for Rs 4 crore.

With Ruturaj Gaikwad, now the team and young players leading to more prominent roles, both Dhoni and CSK management faced an important decision about their future with the franchise.
CSK is estimated to undergo an important reconstruction, questions about how Dhoni fits into his future plans.