Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni recently confirmed that he will be hanging his boots after the next Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. Dhoni revealed that he would like to play in front of Chennai crowd before retiring and not announce his retirement abruptly like he did on August 15, 2020.
The announcement to end speculations about his retirement also paved the way for questions about his life after retirement. The World Cup-winning captain clarified that he does not wish to act in Bollywood movies.
"You know Bollywood is not really my cup of tea. As far as advertisements are concerned, I am happy to do them. When it comes to movies, I feel it's a very tough profession and very difficult to manage. I would let the film stars do it because they are really good at it. I will stick to cricket. The closest I can come to acting is advertisements and nothing more than that,” the 40-year-old said.
Dhoni’s CSK are currently placed second on the points table after failing to qualify for playoffs last season. So far, the three-time IPL champions have won nine games from 13 and a win will guarantee their place in first qualifier considering their net run rate.
The recent revelation meant that Dhoni is likely to be retained by CSK before the mega-auctions next year. After the completion of the current season of IPL, Dhoni will be joining India’s T20 World Cup squad as mentor.
