Sports Desk. The 17th edition of IPL, the world's most expensive T20 league, is going to start from March 22. In the first match of the tournament, 5-time title champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other. This time all eyes are going to be on former Indian team and CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, because there are speculations that this year could be the last season of Dhoni's IPL career. Meanwhile, before the tournament, Dhoni has increased the heartbeats of the fans through a Facebook post.
Actually, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has talked about playing a new role in the new season. On Monday, he wrote on his Facebook account, “Can't wait for the new season and new 'role'. stay tuned!” It is not clear what his new role will be? However, when Dhoni said that he would have a 'new role', the post went viral within minutes.
Let us tell you that these days the star cricketer is attending the pre-wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar with his wife Sakshi. His pictures are also going viral on social media. Whereas after IPL 2023, MS Dhoni had knee surgery. After this, recently the videos of his training for IPL 2024 went viral.
Dhoni's fans are guessing
After this Facebook post of Dhoni, his fans are connecting it with the upcoming IPL. Some wrote on Facebook that Dhoni is going to open. While some say that Dhoni can retire and become a coach. Some fans believe that this post could also be about Dhoni's production company. However, Dhoni also revealed in his post that he will soon reveal the suspense and tell about which season and role he is talking about.
CSK will play the inaugural match for the 9th time
It is noteworthy that Chennai team will play the first match in the upcoming season of IPL for the record ninth time. Before this, the team has played the inaugural match in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. In the last season of IPL, Dhoni had won the fifth title for Chennai Super Kings. In the final match, the team won the title by defeating Gujarat Titans. While many speculated that MS Dhoni is going to retire after IPL 2023, he announced after CSK's final win that he will continue playing for the love he has received.
Dhoni's international record
In his international career, Dhoni captained more than 300 matches and his winning percentage in them was above 50 percent. Including ODI, T-20 and Test, Dhoni commanded Team India in 332 matches. Out of these, 178 matches were won, while India had to face defeat in 120 matches. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, Team India won the titles of T-20 World Cup (2007), ODI World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy (2013). This year in IPL, fans are excited to see Dhoni in his old style once again. However, this could be the last IPL of his career.
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