The biggest reason for considering IPL 2021 as the last season of Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the mega auction of IPL in 2022.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been with Chennai Super Kings since 2008.
‘Definitely not.’ This statement was made by Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the last match of the team in IPL 2020. This statement came as a response to Danny Morrison’s question during the toss in the last match of the season against Punjab Kings after being eliminated from the playoff race. Morrison asked if this was Dhoni’s last match? Then Dhoni made it clear that not at all. But now before the start of IPL 2021, this question is hot once again. MS Dhoni is 39 years old. He has retired from international and domestic cricket. They are active only in IPL. In such a situation, the question is also how long they will play.
The biggest reason for considering IPL 2021 as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s last season is the mega auction of IPL in 2022. Next year, a new team will be entered in this tournament. In such a situation, all the players will go to the auction. After retaining some of the players who are with the team right now, the rest will be bid on. This would mean that the composition of all the teams would change. Looking at Dhoni’s career so far, it does not seem that he will be a burden on the team. Because when they are retained, CSK will have to spend big money of their budget. Then there will be a question as to how many years he will play even after being retained. Given such uncertainty, it is unlikely that Dhoni will be seen batting in the next season.
Dhoni’s game was weak in IPL 2020
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance in IPL 2020 was very weak. He could score 200 runs in 14 matches. His unbeaten 47 was his highest score. He could hit seven sixes in the entire tournament. This was his worst performance in his entire IPL career. They are also unable to finish the match as before. Several matches in the IPL 2020 saw that the team could not reach the target. His strike rate does not have the first edge. In 2020, he scored at a strike rate of 116.27 and in 2019 his strike rate was 134.62.
Dhoni is also struggling with lack of game time
After retiring from international cricket, now Dhoni does not even get a chance to play more. He last played in an international match in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup. After that he stayed away from cricket. He returned to the field through IPL 2020. In such a situation, the lack of game time was clearly visible in his game. Such problem still persists with him. Even after IPL 2020, Dhoni has not played anywhere. From this perspective, it is not likely that Dhoni will play for a long time. The rest will be decided by Dhoni as to how long and how much he will play.
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