Retired or not 'Mahendra Singh Dhoni will only be the captain': Chennai Super Kings owner on IPL 2020

The speculations around Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement are not looking to end soon.

While many said he would retire after the 2019 World Cup, the former captain dismissed the claims and had said, “I don’t know when I will retire. But a lot of people want me to retire before tomorrow’s game (India’s World Cup final group stage match against Sri Lanka),” according to ABP News.

Now with talks about him playing the next years T20 World Cup as his final big tournament, Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan shared a piece of news that will bring joy to all MSD fans. 

The CSK owner confirmed that Dhoni will lead CSK in next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).

Speaking to a television channel, Srinivasan said, “I can say only one thing. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will only be the captain for the next IPL Chennai Super Kings next season.” 

Dhoni has been one of the most successful captains in the IPL history and also the first to lead a team to three IPL titles.

The Chennai-based team won their third title right after the team returned after serving two-year suspension due to a spot-fixing scandal.

Currently, the wicketkeeper-batsman is on a two-month sabbatical and is yet to represent the national team. Last week, the anticipation for his retirement sky-rocketed after Indian captain Virat Kohli twitted a picture of him playing with Dhoni during a match against Australia in the ICC World T20 2016.