MS Dhoni To Announce Retirement? Mohammad Kaif Asks Tough Questions, Tears Into CSK Management

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif hinted the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season could be MS Dhoni's last as a player. His remarks came after the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered their fifth straight loss of IPL 2025, losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was Dhoni's first game back in charge of CSK after regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to an elbow injury.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Kaif questioned whether it is the right time for CSK to start thinking about the future. Kaif once again sparked the pitch debate, the CSK management for making slow tracks, especially against a team with a potent spin attack like KKR.

"Is this Dhoni's last season? The way CSK's season is going, is the time right for a change? Last question: Why give a slow pitch at home when the rivals have spinners like Naraine and Varun?" Kaif wrote on X.

Is this Dhoni's last season? The way CSK's season is going, is the time right for a change? Last question: Why give a slow pitch at home when the rivals have spinners like Naraine and Varun?

After the match, Dhoni said that they faltered in building partnerships and utilising the powerplay to the fullest.

"It has been quite a few nights that has not gone our way. The challenge has been there, we have to accept the challenge. Today I felt we did not have enough runs on the board. It has been the case over there, when we bowled in the 2nd innings it stopped a bit, today it did in the first innings. When you lose too many wickets, there is pressure and with quality spinners it is difficult. We never got any partnerships and bit more partnerships, application and we would be fine," the