Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Legendary’ Take on Dhoni’s Retirement After IPL Announcement Goes Viral: ‘Na na kar ke 10 khel jaate hai’

On Saturday, the BCCI announced its rules for the upcoming mega auction and IPL 2025. In a press release, the BCCI revealed that the decision was taken after discussions with the franchise owners in July. The press release also included player retention policies for the upcoming season.

All franchises will be allowed to retain a maximum of six players, one of whom must be an uncapped player. Meanwhile, there is also a unique take on the unrestricted player rule.

The rule states: ‘An Indian player playing for the national team shall forfeit his title if, during the last five calendar years preceding the year in which the season in question takes place, he has not played in the starting eleven of international cricket (Test match, ODI, Twenty20 International) or has no central agreement with BCCI. This will only apply to Indian players.

The rule allows MS Dhoni to be treated as an uncapped player and Chennai Super Kings can retain him for ₹4 crores.

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After the retention policy was announced, Shah Rukh Khan’s viral video went viral on the Internet. At the awards show, Karan Johar teased the Bollywood actor about his retirement. Shah Rukh used Dhoni’s example to respond to Johar.

“The most important thing in legends… unki khasiyat ye hoti hai ki legendy ko maalum hota hai, when to stop, when to retire. Like the great Sachin Tendulkar, like Sunil Chhetri – a footballer, like Roger Federer – a great tennis star. They all know when to retire and I think it’s time for you to retire too, so please come back, thank you very much,” he said.

“By that standard, aur us hisab se aap kyon retire nahi hote,” Johar replied.

“Actually, this is the main doosre kisam ka legendary hoon. Main aur Dhoni ek kisam ke legend hai. Na na kar ke bhi 10 baar IPL khel jaate hai,” Shah Rukh added.

Dhoni was CSK’s second pick in the IPL 2022 mega auction, purchased for ₹12 crores.