With the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the doorstep, defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have kickstarted their training in a full-fledged manner. The Anbu-Den ( MA Chidambaram stadium) is glittering with the men-in-yellow. Moreover, the presence of 'Thala' MS Dhoni has turned on the heat and the fans are eagerly waiting for March 23 when their favourite team locks horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the league opener.
CSK seems to be in no mood of compromising their legacy, especially, ‘Captain Cool’ MS Dhoni, who has been hammering the bowlers brutally in the nets. In a recently shared video by one of the fans, the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman could be seen smashing a humongous six as the ball landed on the stadium roof.
Here’s the video:
If such a shot came during the practice then imagine what he would do to the bowlers during the tournament.
This season, the local fans were given free access to witness the practice game as well and on Monday, at least 12000 people showed at the venue to see their heroes in action. And as expected, the moment Dhoni entered the ground; he received one of the loudest cheers from the home crowd.
Here’re the videos:
CSK retained almost the entire squad from the previous season, getting in only Mohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaekwad in the player auction.
Here’s the complete squad:
MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi