{"id":6233,"date":"2023-11-27T06:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T06:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=6233"},"modified":"2023-11-27T06:30:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T06:30:53","slug":"ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Dhoni set to give fans ‘A gift from Thala’, to feature in IPL 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: Cricket\u00a0<\/span>fans\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>good\u00a0<\/span>news:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MS\u00a0<\/span>Dhoni,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>legendary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>player\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>captain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai\u00a0<\/span>Super\u00a0<\/span>Kings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CSK),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>participate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Premier\u00a0<\/span><\/a>League<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>While\u00a0<\/span><\/span>teams\u00a0<\/span><\/span>revealed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>lists\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>players\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>retained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ahead\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span>month’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mini-auction,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>reigning\u00a0<\/span>champions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai\u00a0<\/span>Super\u00a0<\/span>Kings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CSK),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>revealed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>lineup.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Notably,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CSK’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>list\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the’retained’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>section,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>included\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>esteemed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>batsman\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wicketkeeper,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MS\u00a0<\/span>Dhoni.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defending\u00a0<\/span><\/span>champions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai\u00a0<\/span>Super\u00a0<\/span>Kings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CSK),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>revealed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>list,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the’retained’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>section\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legendary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wicketkeeper-batter.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>CSK\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tweeted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>X\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(previously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Twitter)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>handle,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“2024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>–\u00a0<\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>Gift\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thala!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>confirming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>appear\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>upcoming\u00a0<\/span>season.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Initiate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whistles!”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Fans\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>curious\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dhoni’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IPL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>status\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>season\u00a0<\/span><\/span>due\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>knee\u00a0<\/span>injury.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>successful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>knee\u00a0<\/span>surgery\u00a0<\/span><\/span>performed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>right\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>season\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>speculated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dhoni’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>final\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IPL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>season\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>one.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>post-game\u00a0<\/span><\/span>speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>team’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fifth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>championship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>victory\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“If\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>circumstantialy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>best\u00a0<\/span><\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>announce\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>retirement.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Saying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“thank\u00a0<\/span>you”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“retire”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>easy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>me.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>putting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>full\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nine\u00a0<\/span>months\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>work\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>play\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>another\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IPL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>season\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>difficult\u00a0<\/span>task.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>body\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>remain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sturdy.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>That\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>gift\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>play\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>season,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>though,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>amount\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>love\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CSK\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fans.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>care\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>because\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>way\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>love\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emotion.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>12\u00a0<\/span>innings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>2023\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IPL,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MS\u00a0<\/span>Dhoni\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scored\u00a0<\/span><\/span>104\u00a0<\/span>runs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>With\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>strike\u00a0<\/span>rate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>182,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>scored\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>runs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>average\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>26.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>season,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>best\u00a0<\/span><\/span>score\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>32*.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>His\u00a0<\/span>trademark\u00a0<\/span><\/span>big\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sixes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>source\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>runs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dhoni\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>amassed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>5,082\u00a0<\/span><\/span>runs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>average\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>38.79\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>strike\u00a0<\/span>rate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>135\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>250\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IPL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>games.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>amassed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>24\u00a0<\/span><\/span>half-centuries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>career-best\u00a0<\/span><\/span>score\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>84*.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>His\u00a0<\/span>run\u00a0<\/span><\/span>total\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ranks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seventh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IPL\u00a0<\/span>history.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Notably,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>champion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chennai\u00a0<\/span>Super\u00a0<\/span>Kings\u00a0<\/span>(CSK)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>players\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ahead\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Premier\u00a0<\/span>League\u00a0<\/span>(IPL)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>These\u00a0<\/span>players\u00a0<\/span><\/span>include\u00a0<\/span><\/span>South\u00a0<\/span>African\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all-rounder\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dwaine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pretorious,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Zealand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pacer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kyle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jamieson,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>England\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all-rounder\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ben\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Stokes.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Top\u00a0<\/span>players\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Devon\u00a0<\/span>Conway\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>New\u00a0<\/span>Zealand,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Moeen\u00a0<\/span>Ali\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>England,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skipper\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MS\u00a0<\/span>Dhoni,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>young\u00a0<\/span><\/span>batsman\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ruturaj\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gaikwad,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Matheesha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pathirana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maheesh\u00a0<\/span>Theekshana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sri\u00a0<\/span>Lanka,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>others\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>remained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CSK.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>purse\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>32.1\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crores\u00a0<\/span><\/span>going\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>IPL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>auction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ben\u00a0<\/span>Stokes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dwaine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pretorius,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhagath\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Varma,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sisanda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Magala,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Akash\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kyle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jamieson,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ambati\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rayudu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(retired),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Subhranshu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Senapati\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>among\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>players\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>released.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ajinkya\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rahane,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Deepak\u00a0<\/span>Chahar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maheesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Theekshana,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mukesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Choudhary,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mitchell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Santner,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajvardhan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hangargekar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Simarjeet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Matheesha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pathirana,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tushar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Deshpande,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prashant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Solanki,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shaik\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rasheed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nishant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sindhu,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ajay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mandal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>among\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>players\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>retained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"MS
MS Dhoni set to give fans ‘A gift from Thala’, to feature in IPL 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings\u00a0(CSK),\u00a0will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Premier\u00a0League\u00a0in\u00a02024. While\u00a0teams\u00a0revealed\u00a0their\u00a0lists\u00a0of\u00a0players\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0retained\u00a0and\u00a0released\u00a0ahead\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0month’s\u00a0mini-auction,\u00a0the\u00a0reigning\u00a0champions,\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings\u00a0(CSK),\u00a0revealed\u00a0their\u00a0lineup. Notably,\u00a0CSK’s\u00a0list\u00a0contained\u00a0the’retained’\u00a0section,\u00a0which\u00a0included\u00a0the\u00a0esteemed\u00a0batsman\u00a0and\u00a0wicketkeeper,\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni. The\u00a0defending\u00a0champions,\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings\u00a0(CSK),\u00a0also\u00a0revealed\u00a0their\u00a0list,\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0the’retained’\u00a0section\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0wicketkeeper-batter. CSK\u00a0tweeted\u00a0from\u00a0their\u00a0X\u00a0(previously\u00a0Twitter)\u00a0handle,\u00a0“2024\u00a0–\u00a0A\u00a0Gift\u00a0from\u00a0Thala!\u00a0“,\u00a0confirming\u00a0that\u00a0MS\u00a0will\u00a0appear\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0upcoming\u00a0season. “Initiate\u00a0the\u00a0whistles!”Fans\u00a0were\u00a0curious\u00a0about\u00a0Dhoni’s\u00a0IPL\u00a02024\u00a0status\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0missed\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0season\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0knee\u00a0injury. Additionally,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0successful\u00a0knee\u00a0surgery\u00a0performed\u00a0right\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0season\u00a0earlier\u00a0this\u00a0year. It\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0speculated\u00a0that\u00a0Dhoni’s\u00a0final\u00a0IPL\u00a0season\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0previous\u00a0one. However,\u00a0MS\u00a0had\u00a0stated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0post-game\u00a0speech\u00a0after\u00a0his\u00a0team’s\u00a0fifth\u00a0championship\u00a0victory\u00a0earlier\u00a0this\u00a0year,\u00a0“If\u00a0you\u00a0circumstantialy\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0announce\u00a0the\u00a0retirement.” Saying\u00a0“thank\u00a0you”\u00a0and\u00a0“retire”\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0easy\u00a0part\u00a0for\u00a0me. However,\u00a0putting\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0full\u00a0nine\u00a0months\u00a0of\u00a0work\u00a0and\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0play\u00a0in\u00a0another\u00a0IPL\u00a0season\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0difficult\u00a0task.The\u00a0body\u00a0must\u00a0remain\u00a0sturdy. That\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0gift\u00a0for\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0play\u00a0one\u00a0more\u00a0season,\u00a0though,\u00a0given\u00a0the\u00a0amount\u00a0of\u00a0love\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0received\u00a0from\u00a0CSK\u00a0fans. I\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0expressed\u00a0their\u00a0love\u00a0and\u00a0emotion.” In\u00a012\u00a0innings\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a02023\u00a0IPL,\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni\u00a0scored\u00a0104\u00a0runs. With\u00a0a\u00a0strike\u00a0rate\u00a0of\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0182,\u00a0he\u00a0scored\u00a0these\u00a0runs\u00a0at\u00a0an\u00a0average\u00a0of\u00a026. This\u00a0season,\u00a0his\u00a0best\u00a0score\u00a0was\u00a032*. His\u00a0trademark\u00a0big\u00a0sixes\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0source\u00a0of\u00a0many\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0runs. Dhoni\u00a0has\u00a0amassed\u00a05,082\u00a0runs\u00a0at\u00a0an\u00a0average\u00a0of\u00a038.79\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0strike\u00a0rate\u00a0of\u00a0over\u00a0135\u00a0in\u00a0250\u00a0IPL\u00a0games.\u00a0He\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0amassed\u00a024\u00a0half-centuries\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0career-best\u00a0score\u00a0of\u00a084*.His\u00a0run\u00a0total\u00a0ranks\u00a0him\u00a0seventh\u00a0in\u00a0IPL\u00a0history. Notably,\u00a0the\u00a0champion\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings\u00a0(CSK)\u00a0have\u00a0released\u00a0a\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0players\u00a0ahead\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Premier\u00a0League\u00a0(IPL)\u00a0in\u00a02019.\u00a0These\u00a0players\u00a0include\u00a0South\u00a0African\u00a0all-rounder\u00a0Dwaine\u00a0Pretorious,\u00a0New\u00a0Zealand\u00a0pacer\u00a0Kyle\u00a0Jamieson,\u00a0and\u00a0England\u00a0all-rounder\u00a0Ben\u00a0Stokes. Top\u00a0players\u00a0like\u00a0Devon\u00a0Conway\u00a0of\u00a0New\u00a0Zealand,\u00a0Moeen\u00a0Ali\u00a0of\u00a0England,\u00a0skipper\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0young\u00a0batsman\u00a0Ruturaj\u00a0Gaikwad,\u00a0Matheesha\u00a0Pathirana\u00a0and\u00a0Maheesh\u00a0Theekshana\u00a0of\u00a0Sri\u00a0Lanka,\u00a0and\u00a0others\u00a0have\u00a0remained\u00a0with\u00a0CSK. They\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0purse\u00a0of\u00a0Rs\u00a032.1\u00a0crores\u00a0going\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0IPL\u00a0auction.Ben\u00a0Stokes,\u00a0Dwaine\u00a0Pretorius,\u00a0Bhagath\u00a0Varma,\u00a0Sisanda\u00a0Magala,\u00a0Akash\u00a0Singh,\u00a0Kyle\u00a0Jamieson,\u00a0Ambati\u00a0Rayudu\u00a0(retired),\u00a0and\u00a0Subhranshu\u00a0Senapati\u00a0are\u00a0among\u00a0the\u00a0players\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0released. Ajinkya\u00a0Rahane,\u00a0Deepak\u00a0Chahar,\u00a0Maheesh\u00a0Theekshana,\u00a0Mukesh\u00a0Choudhary,\u00a0Mitchell\u00a0Santner,\u00a0Rajvardhan\u00a0Hangargekar,\u00a0Simarjeet\u00a0Singh,\u00a0Matheesha\u00a0Pathirana,\u00a0Tushar\u00a0Deshpande,\u00a0Prashant\u00a0Solanki,\u00a0Shaik\u00a0Rasheed,\u00a0Nishant\u00a0Sindhu,\u00a0and\u00a0Ajay\u00a0Mandal\u00a0are\u00a0among\u00a0the\u00a0players\u00a0who\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0retained\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0squad.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,67,89,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-header","category-national","category-sports"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nMS Dhoni set to give fans 'A gift from Thala', to feature in IPL 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0IPL\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MS Dhoni set to give fans 'A gift from Thala', to feature in IPL 2024\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0IPL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jammu Bulletin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-27T06:23:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-27T06:30:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-27-at-11.50.24-AM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"766\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"436\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3\"},\"headline\":\"MS Dhoni set to give fans ‘A gift from Thala’, to feature in IPL 2024\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-27T06:23:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-27T06:30:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\"},\"wordCount\":537,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Breaking News\",\"header\",\"National\",\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\",\"name\":\"MS Dhoni set to give fans 'A gift from Thala', to feature in IPL 2024\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-27T06:23:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-27T06:30:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0IPL\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MS Dhoni set to give fans ‘A gift from Thala’, to feature in IPL 2024\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\",\"name\":\"Jammu Bulletin\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Jammu Bulletin\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png\",\"width\":344,\"height\":108,\"caption\":\"Jammu Bulletin\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3\",\"name\":\"editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"editor\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jb_jammubulletin\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiLYegrAWdxNxRIoaKZgw9g\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MS Dhoni set to give fans 'A gift from Thala', to feature in IPL 2024","description":"Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0IPL","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MS Dhoni set to give fans 'A gift from Thala', to feature in IPL 2024","og_description":"Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0IPL","og_url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/","og_site_name":"Jammu Bulletin","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews","article_published_time":"2023-11-27T06:23:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-27T06:30:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":766,"height":436,"url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-27-at-11.50.24-AM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"editor","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/"},"author":{"name":"editor","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3"},"headline":"MS Dhoni set to give fans ‘A gift from Thala’, to feature in IPL 2024","datePublished":"2023-11-27T06:23:12+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-27T06:30:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/"},"wordCount":537,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Breaking News","header","National","Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/","name":"MS Dhoni set to give fans 'A gift from Thala', to feature in IPL 2024","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-11-27T06:23:12+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-27T06:30:53+00:00","description":"Cricket\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0good\u00a0news:\u00a0MS\u00a0Dhoni,\u00a0the\u00a0legendary\u00a0Indian\u00a0player\u00a0and\u00a0captain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Chennai\u00a0Super\u00a0Kings will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0IPL","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ms-dhoni-set-to-give-fans-a-gift-from-thala-to-feature-in-ipl-2024\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MS Dhoni set to give fans ‘A gift from Thala’, to feature in IPL 2024"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/","name":"Jammu Bulletin","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization","name":"Jammu Bulletin","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png","width":344,"height":108,"caption":"Jammu Bulletin"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3","name":"editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"editor"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jb_jammubulletin\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiLYegrAWdxNxRIoaKZgw9g"],"url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6235,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6233\/revisions\/6235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}