NE SPORTS BUREAU
CHENNAI, JAN 18
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner N. Srinivasan confirmed on Saturday that former Skipper M.S. Dhoni will play IPL for CSK this year and CSK will retain him for next season too.
Participating in an event, Mr. Srinivasan said “Dhoni will play this year, next year he will go to the Auction and we will retain him”, amidst the rumours sparked about Dhoni’s retirement after he was omitted from BCCI central contract.
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Dhoni’s omission from the central contracts list was imminent and he was duly informed before the national selection committee finalised the names, a top BCCI official said. If the former skipper makes it to the T20 squad sometime this year, he might be re-inducted on a pro-rata basis even though chances of that are remote. The 38-year-old double World Cup-winning former India captain’s omission from the list was not unexpected as he has not played any international cricket for over six months now.