I think this year could be the last season for him after one year without playing cricket and come to play in 2021 IPL highly impossible & pathetic on his current form in batting
Next ipl is not one year away it will be in March-april so max 6 months from now and he's only batting is not considered he is fit does keeping well and captainship not too bad. All this things will be considered by csk.
But the most imp thing is if he wants to play he will if not then not.
Next ipl is not one year away it will be in March-april so max 6 months from now and he's only batting is not considered he is fit does keeping well and captainship not too bad. All this things will be considered by csk.
But the most imp thing is if he wants to play he will if not then not.
Since there is no auction for next year, not every CSK player can retire.
If Dhoni wants to play next IPL, then he better play domestic cricket for Jharkhand/Bihar/Railways/Services (wherever eligible) to maintain form and fitness.
If Raina is ready to come back next year (if management wants), he can take over captaincy and Dhoni can move to mentor role.
If CSK do not want Raina anymore, better to trade him for Ashwin or Karthik, instead of releasing him.