MS Dhoni is still playing for the CSK franchise and would be be seen leading the side in the Indian Premier League next year.
Mumbai: In a way to honour former India captain MS Dhoni, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has retired jersey No. 7. The honour for the current Chennai Super Kings captain comes three years after he called it a day from international cricket. No other Indian cricketer would wear No. 7. The 42-year-old is still playing for the CSK franchise and would be be seen leading the side in the Indian Premier League next year. Prior to Dhoni, legendary Sachin Tendulkar also received similar honour from the Indian board when his jersey No. 10 was retired.
Earlier in the week, Google India lavished praise on former India captain MS Dhoni in a unique way by sharing a photo that tells about what is special in number seven which is the jersey number of CSK skipper. The 42-year-old wicketkeeper batter has already announced his retirement of all forms of international cricket and currently leading Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Dhoni is arguably one of the best captains India has ever produced and under his captaincy, the cricket team won all the ICC titles of that particular time. He is also one of the most successful skippers in the cash-rich league as under his captaincy the franchise lifted five trophies.
Dhoni will feature in IPL 2024 as Chennai Super Kings have retained him and there are several reports claiming that this will likely to be his last IPL.
Here is the retained list of CSK: Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande.