India, April 6 -- From the time he shut down Danny Morrison with his iconic reply in Dubai four and a half years, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been the subject of multiple retirement speculations each year.

On 1 November 2020, with Chennai Super Kings already eliminated going into their final league fixture against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Morrison asked the CSK skipper at the toss if that was his last game for the franchise. "Definitely not," the former Indian captain, who had a couple of months previously announced his international retirement, shot back.

Dhoni masterminded victorious campaigns in 2021 and 2023 to cement his already unshakeable relationship with CSK, though of late, and especially this season, questions are beg...