Approached by several but CSK is my second home: MS Dhoni

New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is once again back in yellow on Friday said that he was approached by several Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises before player retention took place but he denied every call as Chennai Super Kings is his second home.

He said that it would be like ditching his fans if he had gone for any other franchise.

"A lot of people approached me. I can't think of not coming back to CSK. As I said, it's because of everything that we have been through, how we have conducted ourselves, how the management, players and fans have been. It is a second home to me. The fans over here have adopted me. They accept me as one of their own. There can't be any bigger compliment than that. This is a special place and the thought of being with any other franchise was never a question," said Mahi at a promotional event here.

Dhoni also wished that premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be part of the CSK, saying that the franchise would try to buy back the tweaker in the IPL auction on January 27 and 28 in Bengaluru.

"As I have said, it is always a tough call. With Ashwin, you know we had done the same thing in the past. We will definitely go for him (Ashwin) in the auction.

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"Ashwin definitely being a local lad, we want a lot of local players to be part of CSK," Dhoni said.

"We have two right-to-match options but having already retained three capped Indians, don't think we can use it. We will have to buy him out in the auction. As of now, it is tough to say, whether we will get him," he added.

"Ashwin will come first in the auction for us. But we will have to wait and watch. We will try to get him," he said.