MS Dhoni IPL Retirement May Come Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s IPL 2026 Future: Uthappa’s prediction

New Delhi. The 2025 Indian Premier League of Chennai Super Kings did not go according to his planning. The team stood at the bottom of the points table after a poor performance at the beginning of the tournament. The situation worsened when captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured and had to sit outside. Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to become captain again for the rest of the tournament. After the end of the IPL, the discussion about his retirement has intensified once again. Robin Uthappa, who has played for Chennai, said that information will be available about it before mini auction.

At the age of 43, Dhoni’s future in IPL cricket still remains a matter of much discussion. After retiring from international cricket, he is playing in the only tournament. Questions are being raised about playing in the next season of his tournament for the fourth consecutive, fourth consecutive year. Everyone has to know if he will return in the next season. This question is still uncertain for IPL 2026 as Dhoni has not revealed anything about his future plans.

Still, Robin Uthappa, who has played with Dhoni, has predicted this matter. He guessed whether Dhoni would return at the age of 44 next year or not. Talking on Giostar, Uthappa said that the desire for Dhoni to be associated with cricket will always remain, but it will depend on how much he can stay in the middle of the season.

Uthappa said, “It all depends on his health and his spirit. You have to understand that he wants to play. The fire inside him is still burning. It is clear from what he said during the post-match presentation, it is clear that there is still a fire to win the championship and play in the field. Now it is a matter of working on his body and bringing him to the next IPL.”

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Dhoni played every match for CSK in 2025 and played more balls than the last two editions. However, Dhoni sometimes faced criticism to bat very low when CSK needed him. On this, coach Stephen Fleming explained that Dhoni’s knees are not able to keep 20 overs keeping and batting more than 4 or 5.

In view of this situation, Uthappa hoped that Dhoni will either remain with CSK or give information about his decision to the team before mini-auction so that someone else can be replaced. Uthappa predicted as Dhoni had announced his retirement from his international cricket on social media in 2020, “If it did not, he will announce it before mini-auction. If not, you will see a tweet or Instagram post.”