Overview
- CSK chief executive Kasi Viswanathan denied the ownership claims on August 30, calling the rumours "completely baseless."
- Viswanathan said the franchise has not held discussions with Dhoni and that any future role for him is Dhoni's decision.
- Earlier, multiple outlets reported that Dhoni sought roughly 25% then lowered demands to about 18–20% while owners were said to offer around 3–5.5%.
- Those negotiation figures were widely reported to be based on verbal accounts with no formal proposal exchanged and remain unverified.
- Dhoni missed the IPL 2026 season with injury and CSK failed to reach the playoffs, a backdrop that has intensified attention on his future and could affect the team's coaching and roster plans.