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BENGALURU. — Chennai Super Kings will launch their Indian Premier League title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in what could be Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s final year in the lucrative Twenty20 competition after he stepped down as captain yesterday.
Dhoni played his last international in 2019 but remains one of the country’s most popular players, and while the 42-year-old showed some signs of slowing down last season he still helped Chennai win a fifth title to match Mumbai Indians’ haul.
Media reports have said 2024 could be the former India skipper’s swan song and the wicketkeeper-batsman, who had knee surgery last year, handed over the captaincy to batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of today’s opener.
Dhoni has captained Chennai since the inception of the league in 2008 and the team did not provide details about his future beyond this year’s edition. — Reuters.
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