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MS Dhoni’s swansong? Former India teammate says IPL 2026 could be the last time legendary ex-CSK captain is seen in team’s colours | Cricket News

MS Dhoni’s swansong? Former India teammate says IPL 2026 could be the last time legendary ex-CSK captain is seen in team’s colours | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 14, 2026 03:28 PM IST MS Dhoni is set to appear in his 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), being the only player who was among the captains in the inaugural 2008 season to be still active in the league. Dhoni has played all but two of these seasons for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and has pretty much been the primary face of the franchise, leading them to a record-equalling five titles. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels that the upcoming 2026 season could truly be the last time fans get to see the 44-year-old play in the team’s famous colours. “CSK is incomplete without MS Dhoni. This season might be the last time we see him in the yellow jersey and it’s tough to imagine CSK and the IPL without him,” Pathan, who was an integral part of the Indian team that Dhoni led to victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup, said on JioHotstar’s ‘Game Plan’. “As soon as the IPL comes around, we start seeing Mahendra …

‘Dhoni not a soothsayer… doesn’t have a magic wand’: CSK coach Stephen Fleming

‘Dhoni not a soothsayer… doesn’t have a magic wand’: CSK coach Stephen Fleming

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Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said that the team was in a “lot of hurt” after they slumped to their fifth defeat in a row which saw them plummet to the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table with just two points. Chennai Super Kings have had little to celebrate all season after winning their IPL opener. What made their season go from bad to worse was CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad being ruled out of IPL 2025 due to a fractured elbow. With Gaikwad out, CSK called on franchise legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni to lead the team out of dire straits. But Fleming has warned against unrealistic expectations from Dhoni’s captaincy. “His [Dhoni’s] influence will be always prominent but he’s not a soothsayer, he hasn’t got a magic wand,” Fleming said at the pre-game press conference before the IPL 2025 game against Lucknow Super Giants. “He can’t just rub it over the side otherwise he would have brought it out earlier.” Story continues below this ad Fleming called on the CSK side to “work …

‘It was waste not having Dhoni as CSK captain. Look at the results’: De Villiers clarifies pre-IPL ‘huge mistake’ remark

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When the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season began on March 22 in Chennai, former South Africa captain AB de Villiers, ahead of the tournament opener between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, had reckoned that MS Dhoni’s decision to relinquish the captaincy position in CSK was a “huge mistake” as he recalled the infamous Ravindra Jadeja move from the 2022 season. Notably, the 42-year-old had handed over the duties to young Ruturaj Gaikwad on the eve of the season opener at Chepauk. AB de Villiers felt MS Dhoni should have remained as the captain of CSK With Chennai finishing fifth in IPL 2024, with seven wins and as many losses in the season, De Villers, an IPL expert on JioCinema, doubled down on his pre-season remark, saying that Dhoni should remain the captain of CSK if he is part of the squad. He argued that Dhoni’s decision to step down from the leadership role made the five-time champions less intimidating throughout the season, leading to a decline in their performance. He …