MS Dhoni produced a mic drop moment on Wednesday just ahead of Chennai Super Kings’ Indian Premier League (IPL) against Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The incident took place during the coin toss after Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss.
After presenter Danny Morrison completed with Iyer, Dhoni was cheered with a huge roar from the crowd. This prompted Morrison to ask Dhoni, “ Does that mean you’ll come back for next year as well?”
In reply, Dhoni said, “I don’t know if I am coming next game.” a lot of talk has been around Dhoni’s retirement and every time the CSK stalwart has managed to keep everyone in suspense.
Suresh Raina on MS Dhoni retirement
Meanwhile, Dhoni’s former CSK teammate, Suresh Raina recently stated that the five-time IPL-winning captain will play for one more season. “I hope that next season, they (CSK) come with better planning. And Dhoni is going to play for one more season, for sure,” Raina told Jatin Sapru on the latter’s YouTube channel.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings opted to bowl first after winning the toss. They have have replaced injured Glenn Maxwell with Suryansh Shedge, while CSK are unchanged. Staring at elimination, the bottom-placed CSK have lost their last four matches at home. They won just two games.
CSK vs PBKS playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C), Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (C), Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Marco Jansen, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
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