Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, MS Dhoni and his teammates like Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja — seemed to be in high spirits as they prepared to leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the IPL 2020. The official Twitter handle of CSK posted a series of pictures of what seemed like the players gathering outside the hotel.
MS Dhoni, Raina, and Jadeja were all seen sporting a big smile. The IPL 2020 will be held in the UAE with the tournament set to begin on September 19. Captioning the post, CSK wrote: “#Yellove on the move! #WhistlePodu.”
#Yellove on the move! #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/OUgEnXkIxT
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 21, 2020
CSK will be looking to shrug off their defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) in last year’s final. In fact, Dhoni and his men. will be looking to avenge that loss in the very first match of IPL 2020 when they will be locking horns with MI. CSK will be looking to equal the Mumbai Indians’ record of four titles wins.
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The IPL 2020 will begin on September 19 in the UAE. The matches will be played across three venues in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai with the is scheduled to commence on September 19 and the final will be taking place on November 10. Dhoni and Raina will also be raring to make a phenomenal comeback to competitive cricket as both the CSK cricketers have announced their retirement from international cricket on August 15.
CSK fans will also be waiting to watch Dhoni come back on the field. The former Indian skipper has not played since the country’s exit from the 2019 ODI World Cup, following the semi-final loss to New Zealand.
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On Friday, as per the quotes in PTI, the veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will not be boarding the flight to the UAE with the rest of the team due to personal reasons. Instead, he will join the squad in the UAE in the next couple of weeks.