Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan has revealed that experienced wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni is anticipated to play in all matches of the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL). He did, however, state that the final decision on Dhoni's position will be made by the team management.

The 19th edition of the IPL will begin on March 28, and all franchises have already begun their training camps. Players who competed in the recently concluded T20 World Cup will shortly return to their respective teams to begin preparations for the tournament.

With CSK icon Dhoni slated to appear in the IPL 2026 for the Men in Yellow, there were doubts regarding his ability to play all of the games, given his age. Nonetheless, Kasi alleviated these concerns.

“He will play all the matches, according to me,” Viswanathan was quoted by IANS.

When asked about Dhoni's expected role in the tournament, especially with another keeper-batsman, Samson, on the team, Viswanath said, "That I cannot say. That is a cricketing decision that will be taken by the cricketing staff. Not by the administrative staff. So they will decide whether he is going to play as a batsman, as a wicketkeeper-batter, or as an impact player."

The tournament's schedule is anticipated to be published on Thursday, in light of the country's forthcoming elections. Kasi declared that the five-time winners would play all of their home matches in Chennai.

“We are supposed to play only in Tamil Nadu. So we are waiting for the schedule to be announced by the BCCI,” he said.

Furthermore, Viswanathan was very happy with the way CSK players Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube performed in the T20 World Cup 2026, which India won by defeating New Zealand in the final on March 8.

He said, “We are very happy that India has won the World Cup; what's more, they’ve won it back-to-back. We are delighted because two of the CSK players, Sanju and Shivam Dube, have performed extremely well. It gives us a lot of confidence in the team doing well for CSK here also."

Regarding the players’ preparations in the camp, he mentioned, “Practice is going on well; no problems so far."

(IANS inputs)