MS Dhoni’s last significantly higher than 50 score in the IPL was six years back. Under him, Chennai Super Kings finished 10th last season. At 44, he isn’t the finisher that he used to be. What else does one need to do, or not do, to get dropped from a cricket team? But Dhoni, in all likelihood, will be retained by CSK today. And this seemingly puzzling call will explain the economics and eccentricities of IPL – the tournament conceived when BCCI thought of marrying entertainment with cricket. A couple of days before the IPL teams were to make their ‘player retention list’ public, Chennai put out a thinly-veiled social media message. There was a hint about Dhoni’s future in it. Like everything in IPL, this too had drama. The clip that expectedly went viral had the CSK mascot – Leo, the Lion – attending the constantly ringing phone. These were fans calling from across the country, asking the same question in different languages: Will Dhoni be there for next season? This lion doesn’t roar …