MS Dhoni, the iconic captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from 2008 to 2023, has been retained for theIPL 2025 season at a price of INR 4 crore as he is considered an “uncapped player” (Uncapped player means a player who has not played any international cricket in the last five years or does not hold a BCCI central contract.)

The BCCI’s rule tweak—classifying players who haven’t played internationally or that's not my neighbor game held a central contract in five years as uncapped—is a masterstroke for CSK, saving them crores while keeping Thala’s genius in the squad.