‘Not saying I’m coming again’: MS Dhoni drops major hint on retirement after CSK exit | Cricket News

MS Dhoni (Image credit score: BCCI/IPL)

NEW DELHI: Devon Conway and Dewald Brevis struck spectacular half-centuries as bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings wrapped up their IPL 2025 marketing campaign with a commanding 83-run victory over Gujarat Titans on Sunday.Conway, the New Zealand opener, scored 52, whereas South Africa’s Brevis smashed a blistering 57 off simply 23 balls, powering Chennai to a formidable 230 for five after electing to bat on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Chennai’s bowlers then delivered a collective effort to bowl out Gujarat, who’ve already secured a playoff berth, for 147 in 18.3 overs.Despite the victory, Chennai bowed out of the event with simply 4 wins from 14 video games, prompting recent hypothesis about the way forward for veteran MS Dhoni, who took over the captaincy halfway via the season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was sidelined with an damage.

All consideration shifted to Dhoni in the course of the post-match presentation, the place he shared his ideas on the sport and his future.“It’s good. I won’t say it was houseful today. We didn’t have a good season, it was one of those perfect performances. We haven’t caught very well, but the catching was good today. It depends,” Dhoni stated.“I have 4-5 months to decide, there’s no hurry. Need to keep the body fit. You have to be at your best. If cricketers start retiring for their performance, some of them will retire at 22. Will go back to Ranchi, enjoy a few bike rides. I am not saying I am done, not saying I am coming back. I have the luxury of timing. Will think about it and then decide,” he added.

Reflecting on the season, Dhoni stated: “When we started the season, the four games were in Chennai. We decided to bat second, but I felt the wicket was good for batting in the first innings. I was worried about the batting department. We can put runs on the board, but a few holes to fill. Ruturaj doesn’t need to worry about too many things next season. He will fit into one of those roles. You feel old. He is exactly 25 years younger than me, that makes me feel I am old.“While Gujarat Titans stay firmly within the prime 4 with 18 factors, the race for the highest two spots continues, with Punjab Kings (17 factors), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (17), and Mumbai Indians (16) nonetheless having one sport every to find out the ultimate standings and safe the benefit of two probabilities to succeed in the ultimate on June 3.