The IPL Governing Council has reintroduced the 'uncapped player' rule, allowing Chennai Super Kings to retain MS Dhoni as an uncapped player. Dhoni, w

The BCCI on Saturday announced the rules for the IPL 2025 season ahead of the mega auctions. One of the major change is the reintroduction of the uncapped player ruke.  Under this rule Indian player who has not had a BCCI contract in the last few years can be retained under the uncapped player category.

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All the franchises have started their calculations for the retention of players as the IPL Governing Council announced the rules and regulations. Chennai Super Kings are pleased as the BCCI reintroduced a rule which would allow the five-time champions to retain MS Dhoni as an uncapped player.

Chennai Super Kings are arguably more desperate to understand the retention guidelines than any other franchise, as the board's policy could decide whether the legendary MS Dhoni plays another season or not.

CSK: IPL franchises are finalizing their retention lists for the upcoming mega auction, with BCCI yet to confirm the number of retentions allowed. Chennai Super Kings have shortlisted five players, including MS Dhoni,

Chennai Super Kings may retain MS Dhoni for just INR 4 crore in IPL 2025. New retention rules allow teams to retain Indian players who retired at least five years ago.

MS Dhoni has remained tight-lipped on his CSK future but the franchise has reportedly made a bold move on their former captain.

With so much speculation around MS Dhoni 's IPL future, it seems like he may be retained by the franchise. A latest report on Rev Sports claims that the franchise is looking to retain Dhoni but at a lower retention value.

MS Dhoni is likely to be retained by Chennai Super Kings however, the record five-time IPL champs are likely to give their former captain a pay cut. Furthermore, the Yellow Army have drawn up a list of their top five retentions although BCCI is yet to reveal how many players each team will be allowed to retain.

Dhoni thus could end up playing one more season for the team that had led from the inaugural edition in 2008 until 2023, excluding the 2015 and the 2016 seasons when the franchise was suspended along with Rajasthan Royals due to corruption.