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Cricket News: MS Dhoni confirms he will play again in IPL 2023 | MS Dhoni confirms he will captain CSK in IPL 2023

The great MS Dhoni has put speculation around his future to bed, and confirmed that he will play for and lead the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023. Dhoni confirmed this while speaking at the toss in CSK’s final game of IPL 2022 against Rajasthan Royals.

Asked whether he will continue on next season by Ian Bishop, Dhoni replied “definitely”, which is similar to the popular “definitely not” when asked if he was going to retire in 2020.

“It’s a simple reason: it will be unfair to not play in Chennai and say thank you. Mumbai is one place, where as a team and as an individual I have got a lot of love and affection. But it wouldn’t be nice to the CSK fans,” said Dhoni.

I will like to say thank you to fans at different venues in IPL 2023 – Dhoni

Dhoni also spoke of his desire to see matches played at more venues in IPL 2023. With the COVID-19 bubble, the IPL 2022 league stage was restricted to four venues, and the CSK captain spoke of this is a reason why he intends to continue playing.

“Also, hopefully next year there will be an opportunity where the teams will be travelling so it will be a like thank you to all the different places where we will be playing games at different venues,” he said.

However, Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in 2020, did not confirm whether IPL 2023 will be his last.

“Whether it will be my last year or not that’s a big question because you know we can’t really predict about something two years down the line, but definitely I’ll be working hard to come back strong next year,” he said.

Fans thrilled after Dhoni confirms he will continue

Predictably, fans were thrilled after hearing Dhoni will continue on. The keeper-batsman has had a profound impact on millions of people over the past two decades, and he will be key in helping CSK come back after a poor IPL 2022 campaign.