Will MS Dhoni Play His Last IPL Match in Ranchi? All Details Here

Legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni’s IPL retirement has been one of the biggest talking points in the last few seasons of the league. But, he may have a golden opportunity to retire in front of his home crowd in Ranchi, where he rose into the limelight early in his career.

As per the several reports, some of the IPL matches of CSK are likely to be played in Ranchi. It could be an emotional moment for MS Dhoni to call time on his career at a place, where it all started for him.

Will MS Dhoni Play His Last IPL Match in Ranchi?

There are chances that a few matches in the Indian Premier League 2026 will be played in Ranchi, the hometown of MS Dhoni. Due to the elections in Tamil Nadu, some of CSK's matches are likely to be shifted from Chennai to Ranchi and there could be no better occasion for Dhoni to call time on his career.

Dhoni has often expressed his desire to end his career in front of his home crowd. Hence, there are chances that MS Dhoni last IPL match will be played in Ranchi on the back of all the factors in CSK finding a replacement for him and matches in his home ground.

If Dhoni retires in between or after the IPL, it will mark the end of an era. He has been one of the major reasons behind the success of the league. He will go down as the most successful captain in IPL with five titles under his belt. On the batting front, Dhoni has scored 5439 runs in 278 IPL games to go with 24 half-centuries.

When Will MS Dhoni Retire from IPL?

Since the last few seasons, there have been a lot of talks around his retirement. After he won the title as a captain for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2023, many expected him to call time on his career, especially with his international retirement coming in 2020.

However, he decided to play one more season, but as a player, as he stepped down as the captain, handing over the baton to Ruturaj Gaikwad. In 2025, the season turned out to be one of the worst for CSK as they finished last in the points table.
Just like the last few seasons, this time too, there were a lot of speculations about Dhoni’s future in the league. Although, he took some time to confirm, he decided that he would be featuring in the IPL 2026.

With MS Dhoni being in his 40s, there are chances that he might end his career after the IPL 2026. There are several factors that might influence his decision.

Till the last few seasons, CSK has failed to find an ideal replacement for him. However, this time around, they did everything possible to do that and roped in Sanju Samson. Although, it came at the expense of Ravindra Jadeja, one of the best all-rounders in IPL.

Which are the New Venues for IPL?

Recently, reports suggested that the Indian Premier League will be played across 18 venues in India. Due to elections in several states, the BCCI are planning to shift matches. However, the official schedule will be announced shortly.

The proposed venues for the IPL 2026 are Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, New Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Dharamshala, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Navi Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram.