Cricket fans are having fun on social media after the BCCI announced new retention rules before the IPL 2025 auction. Among the major changes is bringing back the uncapped player rule. In this rule, Indian players who haven't played any international games for five years will be called as uncapped players. Fans feel that this means that MS Dhoni might play in the IPL next year as an uncapped player. BCCI said on Saturday, "A capped Indian player will become uncapped if the player has in the last five calendar years preceding the year in which the relevant Season is held, not played in the starting XI in International Cricket (Test match, ODI, Twenty20 International) or does not have a Central Contract with BCCI. This will be applicable for Indian Players only," Look at the memes on MS Dhoni that started on social media after the uncapped player rule was announced. MS Dhoni playing as an uncapped player in IPL 2025 https://t.co/xSnge386Wo pic.twitter.com/NEuvN5yI9j — Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 28, 2024 RCB fans be like “we ruined Dhoni’s farewell”Meanwhile Dhoni coming back as a uncapped player..lesss goooo..😈 https://t.co/rBGJbVFiAj pic.twitter.com/pzLe79Fnd4 — saravanavelu (@saravanvelu2) September 28, 2024 DHONI needs IPL ❌IPL needs DHONI ✅The O.G is all set to return as uncapped player for some unfinished business 🥶🔥 pic.twitter.com/PbAlYghwt2 — LeoDas_MSDian 🦁 (@LeoDas__Msd) September 28, 2024 Do you think they made this the rule number 7 unintentionally? 😂 pic.twitter.com/2kYNh5wtUx — Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) September 28, 2024 Also Read | Top 5 Fights in IPL History that Created Headlines IPL 2025- 6 Retentions Allowed Ten IPL teams can retain up to six players before the 2025 auction. It will be without nationality restrictions and one mandatory being an uncapped individual. The Right to Match (RTM) is back in the IPL as well. CSK star, MS Dhoni has not spoken about his future in the IPL post-2024 season. Despite hinting after winning the IPL 2023, he suggested that 2024 would be his last season and thanked his fans. Though he hasn't announced his retirement from IPL yet. This new rule of the uncapped player might let him play for another season. The uncapped player will apparently come at a cost of Rs. 4 crore to retain in IPL 2025.