The final stretch of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s cricketing days will be spent in the bright yellow of the Chennai Super Kings. The Test whites were hung up long ago, and he did the likewise with the blue jersey on Saturday evening. The latest announcement was bereft of the shock value the first increment of his retirement instalment generated, that came in the middle of an overseas tour. This was more a question of when than if, as his departure was imminent after his prolonged aloofness from the national side post the World Cup in England last year. As Dhoni the international cricketer fades, Dhoni the franchise icon shimmers. Now, Dhoni is all CSK’s, just as CSK was all Dhoni.
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