It was a morale booster for quite a few of CSK'sĀ seasoned campaigners and highly consistent performers as the franchise handed out special awards to its star cricketers, which included an honour for captain MS Dhoni.
Much to the delight of their fans, CSK posted pictures from their afternoon lunch. The awards were doled out by the team's long standing head coach Stephen Fleming.
Dhoni received a special award for leading CSK's campaign into yet another final in the last edition of the tournament which they eventually lost to Mumbai Indians.
"Our customary pre-season dinner turned into a memorable lunch this time and our Lions walked away with some Super Duper Awards. #Thala Dhoni for leading the team with the willow and scoring the most runs for the Super Kings in IPL 2019," CSK tweeted.
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Left arm spinner Sai Kishore and the highly experienced leggie Piyush Chawla who shall be making their debuts for CSK this season got their yellow jerseys from Dhoni and Fleming.
Chennai bagged left-arm spinner Sai Kishore at his base price of Rs 20 lakh at the IPL auction in December last year while Chawla was brought on board for a whopping Rs 6.75 crore.
"While Sam and Josh are on their way to the Den, our newest Lions Sai Kishore and Piyush Chawla got their #yellove wear," CSK tweeted.
CSK also presented its star all-rounders Shane Watson and Ravindra Jadeja with some specially made momentoes to recognise their stellar efforts during the last season
Watson got special photo frame from CSK which has his animated version playing a shot from his 2019 IPL final knock in which he batted with a bloodied knee.
Jadeja on the other hand, got the replica of a golden sword with the message: "The Rajput Boy". Only Indian player to get 100+ wickets and 1900+ runs in IPL. Most wickets by any left-arm spinner in IPL - 108 wickets.