Former India player Aakash Chopra has added that MS Dhoni hinted about his future at the post-match presentation of the Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) final against the Gujarat Titans (GT). While saying that Dhoni didn’t give a definite answer, Chopra has added a few things the veteran captain will have to consider before taking the final call as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Mahi has said that he doesn’t know. He said he might or might not come, but they are preparing a team for Ruturaj for next year. So he has dropped some hints, but he hasn’t given the mic drop moment thus far. So we really don’t know.”

“What are the things MS Dhoni will have to think about? He will think about fitness and form. He will think a little more about fitness because Stephen Fleming has repeatedly said that they can’t get him to bat eight to 10 overs, as there is a problem in Mahi’s knees, he can’t run that much, and his entry point will remain the 17th or 18th over. That is the question he will ask himself – ‘Is that where I want to be?'” he shared.

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However, Aakash Chopra said that MS Dhoni would also wonder whether he is batting too low, and if his contributions have come for winning causes only.

“Secondly, he will also think why he should bat only between No. 7 and No. 9 because no wicketkeeper-batter bats at that number. He will also think about his contribution in wins. He has won one or two matches, but he will also wonder whether the majority of his runs are coming in wins,” he said.

“He will also think about keeping. Sometimes the penny drops there. Adam Gilchrist dropped one or two catches, and he said he was done. Similarly, Dhoni took some incredible catches and did some stumpings, but the truth is also that he dropped four catches and conceded byes. It might have been his most ordinary season as a keeper,” Aakash Chopra concluded.