New Delhi: As we are all waiting for the much-awaited tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) the franchises are looking to finalise their retention shortlist for the forthcoming mega auction. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly yet to convey the number of retentions a franchise can make ahead of the auction. The entire cricketing fraternity awaits BCCIs call on the retention policy but Chennai Super Kings are arguably more desperate to understand the retention guidelines than any other franchise as the boards policy could decide whether the legendary MS Dhoni plays another season or not. According to a report in RevSportz CSK have already drafted a 5-man shortlist of players they wish to retain ahead of the mega auction. Though there have been reports of the BCCI allowing franchises to retain as many as 6 players including Right-To-Match an official decision is yet to be conveyed. It is worth mentioning that the five players that top CSKs retention list include the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad Ravindra Jadeja Shivam Dube Matheesha Pathirana and MS Dhoni. People were surprised when they got to know that there was no place for Deepak Chahar Devon Conway Daryl Mitchell Maheesh Theekshana etc. in the retention list the franchise has reportedly drafted. Considering Dhoni might not play beyond the 2025 season CSK really took a tough call by letting some of their top players go. Talking about the officials of Chennai Super Kings they had earlier also asked BCCI to bring back the old rule which allowed the franchises to retain a retired player in the uncapped category. However the board hasnt yet announced its decision on the subject. Whether such categorisation is allowed or not isnt yet known but it is all but certain that Dhoni will be retained in the lowest-paying category.