MS Dhoni's 14-year cricketing career has won India all the major trophies including the 2011 World Cup, Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup. That said, Dhoni has remained absent from all forms of the sport since India's exit in the World Cup.
Two days after Dhoni's omission from the BCCI's central contracts list made healines, speculations on Dhoni announcing his retirement soon is doing rounds on social media. To highlight the situation, fans began trending #ThankYouDhoni as a farewell sign on Twitter.
According to a report by Republic World, Dhoni's net worth currently stands at an estimated $170 million. He saw his income soar from ₹101.77 crore in 2018 to ₹135.93 in 2019 despite not participating in Test cricket. 2019 Forbes India Celebrity 100 list also has Dhoni's name in the 5th spot.
The report also says that Dhoni bags a salary of ₹15 crores to play for the Chennai Super Kings. His association with major brands such as Aircel, Pepsi, Spartan Sports, Reebok, Gulf Oil, McDowell's Soda, TVS Motors, Sony Bravia, Sonata Watches and more are reportedly earning him up tp $30 million.