'Once we were out of the tournament, we...': MS Dhoni ends suspense over retirement rumours

Chennai Super Kings are currently featuring in their 13th clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, and this will be the team's second last outing in the ongoing 18th edition of the tournament. The five-time champions had a forgettable outing in the ongoing edition of the tournament, where they managed to register just three wins out of 12 outings.

CSK captain, MS Dhoni, is facing a lot of criticism because of the team's poor outing in the tournament, and there were rumours that this will be his last IPL season as a player, considering his age. However, the 43-year-old wicketkeeper hinted that he will be seen featuring in the next edition of the tournament. During the IPL 2025 clash against Rajasthan Royals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, at the toss, Dhoni said that he will find answers for the next year of the tournament.

"We want to express ourselves in our batting department. Need to figure out which individual will do well in which slot next year. Need to work on our bowling. Once we were out of the tournament, we wanted to find the answers for the next year. Need to look in to the combination and a couple of players we can pick in auction. We are on a roll in the batting department and we want to continue doing that, we struggled at the start of the season. When you are constantly under pressure that doesnt' work. You don't need to play all kind of shots, need to be selective" said Dhoni at toss

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Coming back to the match, RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl. RR are featuring with one change and on the other hand, CSK are featuring with the same team.

CSK vs RR playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre, Devon Conway, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal

Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore