Former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket after the 2019 ODI World Cup. However, even after this, he continued to play in the IPL. After the season of IPL 2023, he also gave up the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings. It seemed that 2024 would be his last season. But he decided to play everyone this year, surprising everyone. Now fans and cricket experts are speculating when they will retire from this tournament. However, now CSK's fellow cricketer Robin Uthappa has given a shocking statement about his playing. He believes that Dhoni can also play till 2029.
Most of the cricketers playing with Dhoni have retired from IPL. Now everyone's eyes are on them. Like every season, this time before the season starts, the same thing is going on whether this is going to be Dhoni's last season? Dhoni himself did not say anything, but his partner Uthappa has responded to this.
In Geographstar's show, he said, 'If you have skills and have passion inside you, I don't think anyone should stop. If he retires after this season, I would not be surprised. But even if he plays the next 4 seasons, I will not be surprised. However, Dhoni has not said anything about his retirement yet.
This statement of Uthappa has shocked everyone, because Dhoni's fitness is not the same. In the last two seasons, he has faced only 130 balls. At the same time, he had to undergo knee surgery to play in IPL 2024. During the tournament, he was also seen struggling in running runs. However, despite all these problems, he did wicketkeeping throughout the season. Therefore, Uthappa believes that no one can read what is going on in Dhoni's mind. They have their own way of doing everything, in which he is successful.
The 18th season of IPL is starting from 22 March. On March 23, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will compete at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Dhoni has started preparing for this match. Dhoni is about to land to play on the cricket field after 10 months of 43 years. Recently, he was seen practicing big shots during the training session.