“IPL Wants MS Dhoni”: Followers React As BCCI Reintroduces Uncapped Participant Rule

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reintroduced a rule for the uncapped class of Indian gamers forward of IPL Public sale 2025. “A capped Indian participant will turn into uncapped, if the participant has within the final 5 calendar years previous the yr wherein the related Season is held, not performed within the beginning XI in Worldwide Cricket (Check match, ODI, Twenty20 Worldwide) or doesn’t have a Central Contract with BCCI. This will probably be relevant for Indian Gamers solely,” introduced BCCI in a launch on Saturday.

This rule was there in place beforehand as nicely, nevertheless it obtained abolished after IPL 2021. Nevertheless, its reintroduction implies that MS Dhoni and a number of other different retired Indian stars will have the ability to play IPL underneath the uncapped participant class.

MS Dhoni final performed for India in 2019 and he thus turns into actually eligible underneath this new rule change. Followers really feel that the BCCI has reintroduced this rule solely to maintain Dhoni in IPL.

Notably, Dhoni coming underneath uncapped class will give his franchise Chennai Tremendous Kings a cushion to rope within the legend that too with out utilizing any capped participant slot.

Dhoni does not must play yet another season of IPL however ,

IPL want #MSDhoni to play yet another season.

— jeev rtiy (@KartikeySanjeev) September 29, 2024

DHONI wants IPL

IPL wants DHONI

The O.G is all set to return as uncapped participant for some unfinished enterprise pic.twitter.com/PbAlYghwt2

— LeoDas_MSDian (@LeoDas__Msd) September 28, 2024

Be careful for uncapped celebrity Thala Dhoni. The best to play the most important T20 league, IPL.

— Foolish Level (@FarziCricketer) September 28, 2024

MS Dhoni enjoying as an uncapped participant in IPL 2025 https://t.co/xSnge386Wo pic.twitter.com/NEuvN5yI9j

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 28, 2024

The Board of Management for Cricket in India launched the IPL public sale guidelines on Sunday. Every franchise can retain upto 6 gamers with Proper To Match (RTM) possibility included in it.

Given a complete of 6 retentions, together with RTM, are allowed, the IPL franchise can select their mixture for it. Howver, the 6 retentions/RTM’s can have a most of 5 capped gamers (Indian and abroad) and a most of two uncapped gamers, knowledgeable BCCI in its launch.