Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- Though speculation was rife that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni will retire after the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Captain Cool underwent knee surgery to make himself fully fit and available for IPL 2024.

Meanwhile, CSK are grappling with significant batting order troubles. While Devon Conway is ruled out of the season, Shivam Dube is also injured, and Ambati Rayudu is retired. Under the circumstance, fans and experts are expecting Dhoni to promote himself in the batting order.

Over the past two seasons, Dhoni has largely batted in the lower order and restricted his batting appearances to shorter cameos. He has relied more on his captaincy acumen to steer the side to victories...