While Dhoni played a limited role in 2024, coming in as a finisher late in the innings, his influence on the team remains immense. He had earlier stated that his decision to continue in the IPL would

Mumbai: Ahead of the IPL mega auction, each team can retain a maximum of 5 players. One player can also be acquired through Right to Match (RTM). That is, a team can retain six players. The biggest feature is that there is no difference between foreign stars and Indian stars.

The BCCI brought back the uncapped player rule for India's international players with over five years of gap in their last appearance for the national team.