'Dhoni might himself say why they are retaining him because he may not be there for three years and why they want to block so much money on him.'
There will be a mega auction for the next IPL and the fast bowler feels he just wants to keep growing as a cricketer.
Could this be a hint at retirement, or is Dhoni planning a surprise venture in the cricketing world?
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, in Mumbai, on Thursday
Delhi Capitals will aim to solve their opening conundrum quickly and boost their chances of making it to the IPL play-offs when they take on a lacklustre Chennai Super Kings at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between CSK and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on Friday.
Pacer Yash Dayal kept his cool in a tense final over to seal a 27-run win against Chennai Super Kings and send RCB through to the play-offs.
'Obviously, he's a guy who has scored 9,000-plus Test runs, which is pretty mind-blowing, but for us it was a huge wicket.'
Game 68 of IPL 2022 will see the Rajasthan Royals take on the Chennai Super Kings at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
Game 59 of IPL 2022 will see the Chennai Super Kings take on the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
Suresh Raina is 'super excited' about joining the Chennai Super Kings squad
Left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary has grabbed opportunities provided by Chennai Super Kings with seven wickets from seven games, including a man-of-the-match winning 3/19 against Mumbai Indians.
CSK, LSG seek improvement in top-order batting after opening losses
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 'is still hungry' and Chennai Super Kings stay afloat in IPL 2022 after the legend's latest Houdini act at the death. And they are all that matter to skipper Ravindra Jadeja.
'In auction economics, it is very difficult to retain everybody. We were aware of it...we will lose somebody. We will also get somebody in their place. Now, we have to get the best out of what we have.'
Jadeja said that the team will continue to back Ruturaj Gaikwad after the opener's poor show.
The CSK skipper further added that Ambati Rayudu will be available for the next clash.
Chennai Super Kings' star all-rounder Moeen Ali has secured his India visa and will be available for selection for his team'second game of IPL 2022.
From CSK: Jadeja, Gaikwad, Mitchell shone. From PBKS: Prabhsimran and Shashank.
Game 53 of IPL 2021 will see Chennai Super Kings take on the Punjab Kings in Thursday's first game at the Dubai cricket stadium starting 1530 IST.
Stationed at mid off, Du Plessis 'flew' with his right hand stretched out to pluck it out of the air. The 39 year old timed his jump to perfection as he was 2.3 metres off the ground when he grabbed the ball.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul and his Chennai Super Kings counterpart Ruturaj Gaikwad have been fined Rs 12 lakh each as their teams maintained a slow over-rate in their Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday.
At the halfway point, after winning just two games out of seven, CSK are looking set to miss the play-offs for the first time in their history. Harish Kotian tells Captain M S Dhoni and Coach Stephen Fleming how to get CSK back to its winning ways.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings may miss the services of Moeen Ali for their opening match of IPL 2022 as the star England all-rounder is yet to receive his India visa.
Chennai Super Kings took to Twitter to thank the southpaw for his contribution to the team
Game 62 of IPL 2022 will see the Chennai Super Kings take on the Gujarat Titans in Sunday's first game at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai starting 1530 IST.
Vaibhav Arora was troubling us in nets, that's why he got debut, reveals PBKS batter Shikhar Dhawan
Game 38 will see the Chennai Super Kings take on the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi starting 1530 IST.
CSK have a man behind stumps telling them what's working: Hardik Pandya pats MS Dhoni
Game 35 will see the Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Chennai Super Kings at the Sharjah cricket stadium starting 1930 IST tonight.
Game 44 of IPL 2021 will see the Sunrisers Hyderabad take on the Chennai Super Kings at the Sharjah cricket stadium from 1930 IST tonight.
SRH became the third team to make the cut after following Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, who are currently occupying the top two places in the standings.
His exit from the IPL attributed to personal reasons this season, all-rounder Suresh Raina's stint with Chennai Super Kings seems in jeopardy even next year as the franchise might part ways with him before the 2021 edition.
Game 29 of IPL 2022 will see the Gujarat Titans take on the Chennai Super Kings at the MCA stadium in Pune.
Shivam Dube says he relishes finishing the crunch games -- an art he learnt by following Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Game 30 will see the Chennai Super Kings take on the Mumbai Indians at the Dubai international cricket stadium starting 1930 IST.
Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their fifth IPL title hinted at a "new role" ahead of the upcoming season.
Game 47 of IPL 2021 will see the Rajasthan Royals take on the Chennai Super Kings in Saturday's second game at the Sheikh Zayed cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi starting 1930 IST tonight.
Punjab Kings are placed eighth while Chennai Super Kings occupy the penultimate slot in the 10-team IPL points table.
Game 12 in IPL 2021 will see the Chennai Super Kings take on the Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai.