India, May 17 -- Chennai Super Kings' final matches of IPL 2025 may not mark the end of MS Dhoni's storied career. While fans across the country have been preparing emotionally for a potential goodbye, the CSK camp is reportedly operating under a very different assumption: that Dhoni might still return next season.

According to a report in The Times of India, the 43-year-old has not communicated any plans to step away at the end of the current campaign. Dhoni told the Super Kings that he would make a decision a few months later, but CSK feels there are too many loose ends to deal with in the team for Dhoni to go at this stage.

CSK, currently reeling at the bottom of the table, have looked far removed from the side that lifted the IPL ti...