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Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni is currently in the headlines for the secret cryptic message on his t-shirt. Notably, Dhoni has recently joined CSK camp ahead of IPL 2025. During his arrival at the Chennai airport, Dhoni was seen wearing a black t-shirt with a unique morse code which caught the attention of the fans.
When interpreted, MS Dhoni’s morse code in the t-shirt read as ONE LAST TIME which sparked the retirement rumours among his fans.The wicketkeeper batter hasn’t confirmed any thing related to his retirement from the IPL but many fans believed that it could be Dhoni’s last season in the cash-rich league. However, Dhoni is famous for giving surprises to his fans and has shattered his retirement rumours multiple times in the last few years. In the following listicle, we will have a look at top instances when MS Dhoni shut his IPL retirement rumours.
MS Dhoni’s famous quotes to shut his IPL rumours
1. ‘Definitely Not’: IPL 2020
MS Dhoni gave a sigh of relief to all his and CSK fans when he said this famous quote during his last league match in IPL 2020. After Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket in August 2020, many fans were keen to know about his future in the IPL. However, they finally got an answer as CSK played their last league match of the season against Punjab Kings in Abu Dhabi on November 1, 2020. During the toss, match presenter Danny Morrison asked Dhoni if this was his last match for CSK ever. Replying to this, Dhoni said “DEFINITELY NOT” confirming his return in the next season of the IPL.
2. I haven’t left behind: IPL 2021
MS Dhoni led CSK to their fourth IPL title in 2021 in his captaincy and the fans though it could be the perfect farewell for him to retire from the cash-rich league. However, during the post-match presentation ceremony of the IPL 2021 final against Kolkata Knight Riders, Dhoni confirmed that he doesn’t have any retirement plans for now and said "Well, I still have left behind (anything)," which turned out to be the most famous quotes of IPL 2021 and assured fans that Dhoni will be playing one more season.
3. One more season, a gift from my side: IPL 2023
IPL 2023 was literally being looked at as MS Dhoni’s last edition in the cash-rich league. Everywhere CSK going to play in that season, the stands were filled with yellow jersey as the fans wanted to watch Dhoni play for one last time. It could have a been fairly tale ending as CSK also lifted their fifth IPL title that year and become the joint-most successful IPL franchise. However, while everyone was waiting for Dhoni’s confirmation in the post-match presentation, Dhoni surprised his fans by confirming that he is looking to play one more IPL season.
“I think the easy thing for me to say would be to say 'Thank you very much', but the tough thing for me would to work hard for nine months and come back and play at least one more season of IPL. But a lot depends on the body. It would take 6-7 months to decide. It will be more like a gift from my side,” Dhoni said after the IPL 2023 final.
