IPL 2025: Biggest pay cuts after retentions revealed
Teams submitted their final list of retained players on Thursday, October 31, and a lot of surprises were in store for the fans.
3. MS Dhoni
The legendary MS Dhoni has been retained once again by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) but this time as an uncapped player. The IPL Governing Council revived a previous rule which allows a cricketer who hasn't played internationals for the previous five years to be considered uncapped. Dhoni, who played his last international encounter in the ODI World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand in July, fit the bill perfectly. Dhoni was getting INR 12 crore from the Men in Yellow till last season.
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However, this time, the five-time champions acquired his services for just INR 4 crore. The 43-year-old is in the twilight stage of his career, which he is trying to enjoy to the fullest. In IPL 2024, Dhoni handed the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad and assisted the youngster from behind. Dhoni dropped down the batting order and gave himself only a few balls to face. He tried to score as many runs as he could off those few deliveries and finished the season with an awe-inspiring strike rate of 220.55.
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