As the former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket has benefitted the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have complete services of Dhoni who is now free of international commitments has only one avenue as a cricketer. With the IPL is scheduled to commence on September 19 after a COVID-19-induced delay and CSK already in the UAE, the wait for Dhoni’s fans to watch him in action is nearing an end.

Dhoni played his last compettiive match when India suffered a loss in the semi final of the 2019 World Cup in July last year and with the start of IPL drawing closer, CSK gave their fans a glimpse of how it would be when Dhoni finally hit back on the cricket field in his kit and wielding his willow.

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“The smile we can’t wait to see!” is how CSK captioned a picture of Dhoni in which he can be seen carrying his kit on his back and smiling for the camera that they shared on social media.

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Dhoni will be leaidng the 13th season of the IPL in the UAE. The league had to move away from India due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s impact on the world’s second-most populous country. All players have been quarantined for six days upon their arrival in the Emirates and as per the BCCI protocol will be tested on the first, third and sixth days of quarantine.

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The players will have to return negatove in all three tests as then only they will be allowed to enter the IPL’s bio-secure bubble.Players have been utilising the quarantine period to work out in their make-shift gyms inside their hotel rooms and in virtual team meetings with their fellow teammates.