IPL 2026: MS Dhoni is set to play another season of the IPL, now the question is - will he play IPL 2027? By the time the next IPL season comes around, Dhoni would be 45. While fans have been making speculations over it over the past decade, Dhoni still continues to wear the yellow and play for CSK. 

At the ROAR’26 event in Chennai, Dhoni was asked the question about retirement by Actor Sivakarthikeyan. The popular actor first praised Dhoni and claimed that the former CSK captain can continue on till he is 60. 

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“It’s very difficult,” Dhoni said. When Sivakarthikeyan responded to this, Dhoni added: “It’s on the way down, it’s not on the way up….I can try.”

It is no secret that Dhoni has dealt with a troubled knee for nearly four seasons now. It would be interesting to see at what number he will bat in the 2026 season. While fans want him to bat up the order, it is almost certain that he would bat below. 

Chennai Super Kings Players List IPL 2026: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Kartik Sharma (WK), Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Aman Hakim Khan, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shivam Dube, Anshul Kamboj, Zak Foulkes, Noor Ahmad, Rahul Chahar, Akeal Hosein, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Matt Henry, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis (Ruled Out). 

CSK will start their 2026 IPL campaign against the Rajasthan Royals at Guwahati on March 30. This would be an interesting match as trade deals have taken place between the two franchises before the auction. After the Rajasthan match, CSK will face off against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 3. The yellow army will then face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 5 before taking on Delhi Capitals on April 11.