MS Dhoni busy in preparations for IPL 2025, viral picture creates stir!

A big news has come out for the fans of former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The former Indian captain and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) legend has started his preparations for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).
A picture is going viral on social media in which Dhoni is seen practicing before the tournament starting from March 21, 2025.
Gave up the captaincy of the team
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been associated with Chennai Super Kings for over a decade. In IPL 2024, he handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad before the season. Despite leaving the captaincy, Dhoni remains an important part of the team as a player.
Retained as uncapped player
Under the new rules, CSK has retained MS Dhoni as an uncapped player. According to this new rule, players who have not represented their country for 5 years will be considered uncapped players. He last played for India in the 2019 World Cup.
Let us tell you that in IPL 2024, CSK team was out of the group stage itself. In such a situation, the team would like to perform well in the IPL this time. Regarding his future in the IPL, Dhoni said that he wants to enjoy his remaining years in the IPL. IPL 18 will start from March 21. This time IPL will be played till May 25 and 74 matches will be played in it.
chennai super kings team
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Mathisha Pathirana, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Noor Ahmed, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khalil Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Anshul Kamboj, Rahul Tripathi, Sam Curran, Gurjapaneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Deepak Huda, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Shreyas Gopal, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mukesh Chaudhary, Sheikh Rashid.