MS Dhoni akan segera pensiun dari IPL? Suresh Raina 'berharap' Thala bisa bermain di Legends League Cricket

Akankah kita melihat MS Dhoni mengikuti jejak pensiunan pemain kriket lainnya dan bermain Legends League Cricket setelah pensiun dari IPL?

The camaraderie between two of the best white-ball finishers—MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina—is a well-documented one. They carried the Indian batting for years, took Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to immense success, and even announced their international retirement on the same day (15 Aug. 2020). However, while Raina is a headline name in the Legends League Cricket (LCC), MS Dhoni is in the twilight of his IPL career.

Raina wants Dhoni to play LLC?

In a recent event in New Delhi for the third season of LLC, Suresh Raina was asked about if he would like to see his former India and CSK skipper MS Dhoni in the Legends League Cricket. To this, the southpaw replied, “I would love to (to see MS Dhoni play in Legends League Cricket), to be honest. We don’t know the future of the IPL auction and how many more years he is playing (IPL). But you need to ask the LCC owners – they might be talking to him (MS Dhoni).”

MS Dhoni and his IPL future!

Every year, the uncertainty around MS Dhoni’s IPL future comes to the fore. Whether he will retire? Will he continue to enthrall his immense fandom? This uncertainty goes to another height, especially when there’s an IPL mega auction. Similarly, will Dhoni play in the IPL 2025 is a massive debate.

His franchise, CSK, have already all but confirmed his retention. They recently asserted that Dhoni’s decision completely relies on him and that the team will retain him even if only two retention picks are allowed. With all these updates and talks, fans have a sense of relief that Dhoni might extend his IPL career to one more season. After all, he is still one of the major faces of the cash-rich league, who carries an unmatched aura with him.

Talking about Legends League Cricket, the third edition of the franchise-owned tournament is set to begin on September 20. It will run until October 16. The captains of all the five franchises are – Shikhar Dhawan (Gujarat Greats), Suresh Raina (Urbanisers Hyderabad), Harbhajan Singh (Manipal Tigers), Ian Bell (India Capitals) and Irfan Pathan (Konark Suryas Odisha).