Chennai Super Kings paid tributes to veteran MS Dhoni, who is celebrating his 43rd birthday today. MS Dhoni is the heart and soul of the franchise. He was the one who made the franchise incredibly popular after leading CSK to five IPL titles. He has been part of the franchise since the inception of the league. In 2010, he gave CSK its first IPL title before doubling it up in the following season. CSK's third IPL win came in 2018 while they returned as champions in IPL 2020 and 2023 as well, making MS Dhoni the joint-most successful IPL captain alongside Rohit Sharma. Dhoni is also the second leading run-scorer of the franchise, with 5118 runs.
Meanwhile, the speculations of MS Dhoni's retirement from IPL have been doing rounds for a while, however, the veteran always surprised fans by delaying the inevitable. Dhoni led CSK to a title in IPL 2023 and it was assumed that the skipper will finally hang his boosts, however, Dhoni said he would return and play one more season to say thank you to all his fans. Despite battling a knee injury, Dhoni stood by his words and returned to play for CSK in IPL 2024, however, he stepped down as captain and handed over the leadership reins to Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK did not have a great season and made a league-stage exit from the tournament.Ahead of IPL 2025, MS Dhoni's retirement still remains a mystery but the franchise is hopeful that Dhoni will be available for play in IPL 2025. "I do not know," Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan said in answer to the question on the CSK YouTube channel. "It is a question which only MS can answer. The question for us, we have always respected the decisions taken by MS, we have left it to him."As all of you know, he has always taken his decisions and announced it at the appropriate time. We do expect that we will get a decision as and when he decides. But we are very, very hopeful that he will be available for CSK the next year. That is the view and expectations of the fans and mine."It’s THALA day! 🥳
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 6, 2024
Let us celebrate the man and his immaculate aura! 💛🦁#Thala43 #SuperBirthday @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/njiAtf9Ngm
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