MS Dhoni ‘Not Confirmed’ For IPL 2025 Yet: There are much news surrounding MS Dhoni’s future with CSK in the forthcoming IPL 2025.

Dhoni’s prospects of being retained increased significantly when the new IPL retention criteria declared him a “uncapped player,” but neither the team nor the seasoned cricket player have made any formal confirmations.

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Dhoni’s communication about his retention was just disclosed by Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan. He emphasized that although Dhoni has not confirmed anything, CSK is desperate to keep him, and he would inform them before October 31, which is the deadline for IPL retentions.

“We also want Dhoni to play in the CSK team. But Dhoni has not confirmed it to us yet. Dhoni said, ‘I will tell you before October 31.’ We hope that he will play,” Kasi Viswanathan was quoted by Sports Vikatan according to India Today.

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The former regulation that permitted franchises to register players who had retired from international cricket or who had not played for a lengthy period as “uncapped” was reinstated by the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council.

All ten IPL teams were given the opportunity to reconsider their retention plans thanks to the law, but many feel that the modifications were made specifically for the great MS Dhoni, who the Chennai Super Kings can now keep for just INR 4 crore as an uncapped player.

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Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif feels certain that the IPL rules were altered only to allow Dhoni to play on, despite CSK’s claim that they had not spoken with him about the issue.

“You will get the chance to see MS Dhoni again. He is fit, batting at a strike rate of 200, keeping well, and that is why I believe the rules will keep changing till he wants to play. If he wants to play in the IPL, he will play. He is such a big player, such a big match-winner, and has been a leader for CSK,” said Kaif during a chat on Star Sports.

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Australian Media Trolls India After 46 Runs Collapse Against New Zealand: Cricket Australia poked fun at Rohit Sharma and company following Team India’s 46-run defeat to New Zealand in the opening Test match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

On day two, bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke of the Pacers wrecked havoc on India’s batting lineup by sharing nine wickets and bowling them out for just 46.

In an innings that featured five ducks, Rishabh Pant scored the most for the home team with 20 off 49. India now has the third-lowest Test score overall and the lowest total at home.

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The lowest score India have ever scored at home against the West Indies was 75 in New Delhi in 1987. In a 2020 pink-ball Adelaide Test match against Australia, their lowest score to yet was 36.

Cricket Australia posted a clip of India’s 36-all victory in the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series on social media, mocking the team for their terrible batting collapse and asking, “Is ‘All Out 46’ the new ‘All Out 36’?”

Former England captain Michael Vaughan also trolled India and shared, “Look on the bright side Indian fans .. at least you have got past 36 ..”

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Henry took five wickets in fifteen balls in an overcast day, showing remarkable control over length and line. He also achieved the milestone of 100 Test wickets.

While experienced bowler Tim Southee claimed a wicket, O’Rourke, playing in his debut Test in India, made a great impact with his tricky bounce and variety of lengths, claiming 4-22.

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India lost without contributing much because they failed to demonstrate the necessary batting effort to slog it out against swing or seam in an environment that was strongly in favour of an accurate New Zealand bowling line-up and excellently supported by their fielders.

In an unfortunate Indian batting display riddled with five ducks, only Rishabh Pant (20) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) managed to reach double digits.

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