Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has expressed his eagerness to watch how MS Dhoni approaches his batting in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is scheduled to be taking place in the UAE this year. Pathan feels the recently retired Dhoni, will now be unleashing himself while batting for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The southpaw all-rounder reckons that Dhoni will be in “full flow” in the cash-rich league, cautioning all bowlers who will be up against the wicketkeeper-batsman.

During a show in Star Sports, Pathan said, “When he (Dhoni) comes to play in the IPL, I think all the bowlers, even the players who retired like me, will be very happy that they are not bowling against MS Dhoni in the IPL because he is going to go with full flow. Anyways, when he plays for CSK, he enjoys that, his best comes out as a batsman as well. But in this IPL, I am really looking forward to it. All the bowlers, be careful.”

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MS Dhoni deiced to called it a day on his international career on Saturday by announcing his retirement through an Instagram post. The wicket-keeper-batsman Dhoni shared a video and captioned the post, “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.”

The video had the iconic song ”Mai Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hu” from Amitabh Bachchan’s ”Kabhie Kabhie” playing in the background and in it, Former Indian skipper went on to share his incredible journey for India including his run out in the last game against New Zealand in the World Cup 2019 semi-final.

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In December 2014, he announced his retirement from Tests and gave a chance to the likes of Wriddhiman Saha. He will now be expected to make a comeback on the cricket field for the IPL 2020 which scheduled to be played However, the tournament will now be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10.