New Delhi [India], Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan is optimistic about the return of franchise icon MS Dhoni in the next Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season. CSK's title defense ended after a defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium last week. There has been speculation about his possible involvement since the heartbreaking defeat. Dhoni has been tight-lipped about the future While fans are speculating about his future, the CSK CEO has given his opinion about what the future holds for the experienced wicketkeeper. H said that he is unaware of Dhoni's decision but he hopes to see the star player in the next season."I don't know. This is a question that only MS can answer. The question for us is that we have always respected the decisions taken by MS, we have left it to him, Chennai Super Kings (CSK ) CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said in response to the question on CSK YouTube channel, “As you all know, he has always taken his decisions and announced it at the appropriate time. We hope that whenever he takes the decision, we will get the decision. But we are hopeful that he will be available for CSK next year.That's my and the fans' vision and expectations.'' As the 42-year-old approaches the end of his career, he has been asked about his retirement plans several times over the past few years. In the 14 games CSK played throughout the season, Dhoni went without interacting with the media. If he plays next season, Dhoni will be 43. Due to knee surgery last year, CSK have managed Dhoni's workload throughout their IPL campaign. In the season, for the first time in his illustrious T20 career, Dhoni Sundar came in to bat at number 9 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Throughout the season, coming out to bat even when there were few balls left, Dhoni scored 161 runs in 14 matches at an average of 53.67 and a whopping strike rate of 220.55.