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MS Dhoni's T-shirt sparks retirement rumors (Photograph: X)
Former India and Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is set to play his 18th season of Indian Premier League. The 43-year-old has seen constant speculation about his cricketing future ever since his retirement from top flight cricket in 2020. MS Dhoni since his retirement from India has gone onto play five seasons of IPL for CSK.
MS Dhoni wore a coded T-shirt which left many fans puzzled. Few curious eyed fans took to social media and deciphered the message hidden on the T-shirt. According to many fans, the words ‘One Last Time’ was the message written on former Indian skipper’s T Shirt.
Check out the tweets here -
ONE LAST TIME 🥹💔@MSDhoni#MSDhoni#IPL2025pic.twitter.com/5WkZYc0NSY
— DHONI Era™ 🤩 (@TheDhoniEra) February 26, 2025
Decode the Morse Code and find the Sentence 💛#MSDhoni#WhistlePodu#CSKpic.twitter.com/nl6JaMQwE3
— WhistlePodu Army ® - CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) February 26, 2025
This comes down to the question if Dhoni has decided to hang up his boots after IPL 2025 in what could be swansong season. India’s former skipper stood down as the leader of CSK ahead of the 2024 season and Ruturaj Gaikwad was given the role. Under MSD, Chennai has won five IPL titles and two Champions League T20 titles.
Chennai Super Kings’ camp set to begin from Thursday
Sportstar reported that Chennai Super Kings are set to begin their camp for the coming season of IPL on Thursday. Sportstar spoke to CSK’s CEO Kasi Viswanathan who said, “It is at the High Performance Centre. We are planning for about 10 days. Indian players, whoever is available, are coming. Dhoni is also participating. Usual practice.”
Chennai Super Kings are set to kick off their season with blockbuster match against rivals Mumbai Indians. If Dhoni does retire from IPL at the end of the season, fans across India will be waiting with bated breath to see the former India skipper for one last time. Dhoni will also want to end his campaign in style and help CSK win their sixth title.
Ruturaj Gaikwad arrived in Chennai and was given a rousing reception. CSK skipper was later seen interacting with Dhoni as the two players shared a warm hug. MS Dhoni’s final game in Chennai is to be played on 12th May against Rajasthan Royals. If CSK qualifies for the playoffs, none of those matches will be played at the Chepauk stadium.