With the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is less than a week away, defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have kickstarted their training in a full-fledged manner. The 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 favorite team locks horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the tournament opener.
CSK seems to be in no mood of compromising their legacy, especially, ‘Captain Cool’ Dhoni, who has been smashing the bowlers all over the place 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 rooftop.
WATCH – MS Dhoni Doing Six-hitting Practice In CSK Nets
Here’s the video of the humongous six:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvJRv26hG0O/?utm_source=ig_embed
One can only imagine that if such a shot came during the practice then imagine what he would do to the bowlers during the tournament.
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This season, the local fans were given free access to witness the practice match 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 stepped in the field, he received one of the loudest cheers from the home crowd.
Here’re the videos:
Whistle parakkum paaru! #ThalaParaak #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛🦁 pic.twitter.com/6EeMkYT0QY
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 17, 2019
The Super #ChinnaThala innings from the Practice Match filled with #Yellove in the background! #WhistlePodu #Anbuden 💛🦁 pic.twitter.com/GELCBiNE9H
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 18, 2019
Bahubali of an innings from Ambati Rayudu from the #AnbuDen! #WhistlePodu 💛🦁 pic.twitter.com/I8BPASxs3v
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 18, 2019
CSK retained almost the entire squad from the previous season, getting in only Mohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaekwad in the player auction.
WATCH – Suresh Raina Entertains CSK Fans During Practice Match
On Tuesday, the BCCI announced the remaining fixtures for the league stages of the tournament as earlier only the fixtures for the first two weeks were announced and despite the Lok Sabha selection, all the franchises will be having a seven home games.
Here is CSK’s schedule for the season:
https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1107958067113549824
