Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan said that MS Dhoni might continue to play in the IPL even beyond the 2024 edition of the league as well. Dhoni is an icon of the game and he has already won a massive five IPL titles with the franchise. While the debate about Dhoni’s future sparked up with another IPL season approaching, Pathan said just how fit the former Indian captain is and how he seems to be getting back to his best form as well.

Speaking to Star Sports, Pathan said about MS Dhoni: “Definitely not (on whether IPL 2024 would be Dhoni’s last season). I had met him about a month ago. He had long hair, he is growing his hair. He is going back to the old times and looking supremely fit. For a guy who is past 40 and still so fit, I really hope for his sake, for his franchise’s sake and for the fans’ sake he continues to play.”

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However, MS Dhoni had undergone knee surgery last year after CSK’s IPL win and he had been pretty vocal about playing for the franchise once again and continuing to give his best as well. Pathan hypothetically claimed that even if MS Dhoni played on one leg, fans would come to watch the legend as well.

Irfan Pathan concluded: “Even if Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays on one leg, people would still like to see him play. If this is his last season, I really want him to go on a high. He will never go out of IPL. He will never go out of CSK. CSK is Dhoni. Dhoni is CSK. There’s no difference.”