Indian World Cup Winner Yusuf Pathan believes Chennai Super Kings Skipper MS Dhoni can play as a player for the next five years with the introduction of the new impact player rule. It is widely speculated that the former Indian skipper might hang his boots after the completion of IPL 2023.
MS Dhoni has been playing for Csk since 2008 and has won four titles from them and has been the poster boy of the Chennai team in the cash-rich league. Though, the CSK skipper has not announced anything officially about his retirement plans many believe that this may be his last season as a player in CSK colours.
Former Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan feels that MS Dhoni can continue playing for the franchise for the next five years, as he can play as a player in the team providing vital contributions to the four-time champions.
“Why should Dhoni leave, with the new Impact Player rule he can play for another five years. Although he may not be the captain, fans will see him bat and mentor CSK,” Yusuf Pathan said.
Yusuf Pathan reckons that MS Dhoni can continue playing as he showed the ability the score vital runs in the death overs for the CSK team and said that the noise about his retirement is from outside as he has not given any indication about his retirement and hailed him for his commitment towards the game playing despite with knee injury.
“In my opinion, Dhoni can continue playing for another five years because of the new Impact Player rule. He has said nothing about retirement, it’s others who have been talking about it. He still has a lot of cricket left in him. He has hit big sixes in IPL, despite the pain in his knees. So this shows his commitment towards the sport,” he added.
The former Indian skipper has been playing his 16th edition of the IPL and has been a part of all seasons of the IPL since its inception in 2008. The poster boy of Chennai has won four IPL trophies and has them to playoffs for the record 9-times in IPL history.
Will MS Dhoni Continuing Play After This Season?
