MS Dhoni will never retire chennai super kings; CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan confirmed ahead of IPL 2026 that he will remain with the franchise forever.

Kasi Viswanathan has made it clear that they will not let go of MS Dhoni as they have a long-term vision for MS Dhoni, which goes beyond cricket. His comments on the former India The skipper makes sense because MS Dhoni is not just a former cricketer; he is a brand and the CSK management knows how to do business.

MS Dhoni to stay with CSK

Viswanathan claims that when they invested in young Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2008, they had a clear vision for his investment. At the time, management was looking for someone who could fully cover site costs and give management the freedom to start the business from the ground up.

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While some other teams are lagging behind these iconic cricketers, CSK is sealing a permanent deal, one that can last forever. They got MS Dhoni who went on to win 5 IPL titles with the Chennai Super Kings.

He also confirmed that Chennai Super Kings’ next big move is to invest in women’s cricket, hinting at a possible entry into the Women’s Super League.

RevSportz quoted him as saying: “MSD will definitely be playing this season and will always be associated with CSK. Our next step will be to invest in women’s cricket. You can be sure of that.”

Why did CSK choose MS Dhoni?

“We selected MSD in the 2008 auction and must say he will always be our best investment. Most other companies team There is an icon player. mumbai There are Sachin, Kolkata Sourav, Bangalore Rahul, etc. We didn’t, so we picked Dhoni because VB Chandrasekhar mentioned him to N. Srinivasan and said he would make a good leader. How right he was! ” Revsportz quoted Kasi Viswanathan as saying.

Teams know that the thought processes of cricketers and managers can work in different ways. Therefore, they do not want to interfere with the activities on the field. With this mentality, the management supported Dhoni from the very beginning in shaping the team.

“We at CSK have known from the beginning that cricketers and management think differently. It would be better to allow cricketers to take on-field direction while management focuses on off-field matters. MSD has given us full support in shaping the team and the way we play. The connection is organic and you can see the results,” he added.

Karthi Viswanathan reveals future plans

The CSK CEO further revealed their plans to involve Dhoni in their future endeavors. The Yellow Brigade is also slowly but surely spreading its wings in different sporting arenas with Mahendra Singh Dhoni acting as the face of the franchise in these arenas. For example, Karthi shared an incident where Indian chess prodigy and current world chess champion Dommaraju Gukesh met Dhoni during the IPL.

“We started from the grassroots and will scale up over time. Last year, we had a very special moment during the IPL when Gukesh met MSD. The integration of cricket and other sports is crucial. This year, we will be happy to have Tania Sachdev over and have Ashwin play chess with her!” revealed Karthi.

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