MS Dhoni is not thinking about retirement, determined to play IPL, says his manager

MS Dhoni, irrespective of the fact he is playing or not, keeps hogging the limelight without doing much. There is always a discussion going around his retirement or something else. With him turning 39 on July 7, once again there has been a talk about the veteran returning to the field and his childhood friend and manager Mihir Diwakar has confirmed that Dhoni isn’t thinking about retirement at all.

He last played for India in the World Cup 2019 in the semi-final against New Zealand and since then, has been on sabbatical. However, he was set to make a comeback in the Indian Premier League (IPL) only for the tournament to be postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic.

Mihir has also confirmed that MS Dhoni is very much inclined towards playing the IPL and has been training hard to maintain his fitness during the lockdown. “He is very determined to play the IPL. He has worked really hard for this. If you remember, he was there in Chennai one month in advance before everything was shut down.

“He has maintained his fitness regimen at his farmhouse and will start practice after the lockdown is lifted. Everything now depends on how fast the situation returns to normalcy,” he said according to Insidesport.

MS Dhoni had a quiet birthday, confirms his manager

MS Dhoni’s manager also informed that he spoke to the birthday boy on the account of his special day and it was business as usual for him. There were no extra ordinary birthday celebrations and he was spending his time with his family.

“I spoke to him past midnight. It was a normal business talk. As usual, Dhoni would be at home with his family, with a quiet birthday celebration. Being friends, we don’t talk about his cricket. But looking at him, he’s not all thinking  about retirement,” Mihir further said.

Meanwhile, birthday wishes flooded for MS Dhoni on Tuesday on social media with his wife Sakshi penning down a wonderful message for him. She also posted some of his pictures for his fans and they went viral.