Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, is expected to start training for his much-anticipated return to the cricketing action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from March 2. Recently, there have been never-ending speculation on him taking a call on his career, which has been on hold since last year’s ODI World Cup.
The talismanic skipper of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who led India to two world titles, will start his training at the MA Chidambaram Stadium along with some other players of the franchise. He has been on the sabbatical since the World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand last year and has maintained a stoic silence on what his next move would be.
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Dhoni was dropped from the BCCI’s list of centrally contracted players in January. Talking about the same, CSK CEO KS Viswanathan said, “Dhoni will train at the M A Chidambaram stadium from March 2. He will practice with players who are available at that time. The full camp will begin on 19 March when all the players would have joined the squad.”
The IPL 2020 will be commencing with a match between CSK and the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Mumbai on March 29. Dhoni is expected to practice for a couple of weeks with the likes of Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu, among others. According to one of the sources of PTI, he would then take a break before returning.
Raina and Rayudu have been training in Chennai for the past three weeks or so.
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A source said it would help the CSK skipper to bond with the new players in the CSK squad. Dhoni had commenced training with the Jharkhand team some time back. The Super Kings’ practice sessions in the last two years have attracted thousands of fans, and with Dhoni to arrive at the preparation, similar numbers can be expected this time around too.
The three-time IPL champions had picked up veteran leggie Piyush Chawla, Australian fast bowler, Josh Hazelwood, England all-rounder Sam Curran and Tamil Nadu southpaw spinner, R Sai Kishore during the players’ auction held in December last year.
