Has MS Dhoni's IPL Career Come To An End? Former MI Batter Makes Big Statement

Following Chennai Super Kings' disqualification, there have been widespread discussions around MS Dhoni’s future in the Indian Premier League. Former Australia and Mumbai Indians batter Aaron Finch has said that MS Dhoni’s quip at the toss, saying that he doesn’t know if he would play the next game, was just a ‘tongue in cheek’ moment, and the former India and current Chennai Super Kings captain will be back for IPL 2026. Chennai became the first franchise to be knocked out IPL 2025 after their four-wicket defeat to the Punjab Kings on Wednesday.

After Chennai’s disqualification, there has been widespread discussion around Dhoni ‘s future in the Indian Premier League. “No, there wasn’t. I think it was all tongue in cheek, and those two have had some great toss moments over the years.



Danny has asked him questions like that, and MS is always there to rein him in. So I’m sure that we’ll see MS Dhoni again," Finch said while speaking on JioHotstar. Dhoni was handed over the leadership after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of IPL 2025 after an elbow injury in the fifth match of the season.

Chennai are reeling at the bottom of the points table with just two wins in 10 games, having four points to their name. Under Dhoni’s glorious captaincy days, Chennai never finished at the bottom of the table and will look to avoid the embarrassing feat with an improved performance in the remaining four matches of IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh made well-measured half-centuries after a magnificent hat-trick by Yuzvendra Chahal as the Punjab Kings’ four-wicket win against Chennai knocked them out of IPL 2025.

Riding on the late four-wicket haul from Chahal (4/32), including a hat-trick, Punjab bowled out Chennai for 190, and despite a little stumbling towards the end, the visitors got over the line with two deliveries to spare, scoring 194/6. Shreyas (72, 41b, 5×4, 4×6) and Prabhsimran (54, 36 balls, 5x4s, 3×6) were the architects of the win against Chennai for Punjab. Punjab have moved up to second in the table with 13 points while Chennai are on 10th with just four points and their improbable play-off hopes too were eliminated with this result.

CSK next play the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday, May 3 at the latter’s home and will look to avenge their earlier defeat..