Uncertainty looms over whether the coming Indian Premier League (IPL) season with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be Dhoni's final appearance, but the fan in Sanju Samson wants "thoda aur" (a little more) from the legend.
The duo attended an event together recently, and Samson said what millions of Dhoni fans want to tell the former India captain.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"When Dhoni is playing in the IPL, people keep talking about when is he retiring. In my mind, I am like, 'thoda aur bhaiya'," said Samson, who plays for the Rajasthan Royals i the IPL.
Dhoni retired from Test cricket in 2014, while he bid adieu to international cricket in August 2020. Since then, speculation over the five-time IPL-winning captain's club career has been rife. Following his international retirement, Dhoni's cricket appearances have been limited to the IPL.
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Champions Trophy 2025 ScheduleIn IPL history, the 43-year-old Dhoni ranks as the sixth-highest run-scorer, amassing 5,243 runs through 264 matches and 229 innings. He maintains an average of 39.12 and a strike rate of 137.53, with 24 half-centuries to his name.
Prior to the coming IPL season, CSK retained Dhoni's services as an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore. The IPL introduced a regulation before last year's auction that permitted teams to keep players in the uncapped category if they hadn't participated in international cricket for five years.
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