The Indian Premier League (IPL) is finally back as it will be commencing on April 9. The players are currently in their respective bio-secure bubbles and are preparing hard for the IPL 2021. The franchises have been keeping fans updated on their respective social media handles, which also include offbeat and quirky posts. In one such post which Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shared on Instagram, their skipper, MS Dhoni can be seen loving an adaptation of an Italian game called Bocce.
The former India skipper was seen playing the game with CSK physio Tommy Simsek. The video received some appreciation from the fans, and has been captioned as, “Thala vs Tommy at a game of Bocce! Italian version of Goli!”
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Here is the video of the incident:
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In the video, the CSK physio can be seen explaining the rules of the game. Simsek said, “The Italians play this game where they throw steel balls. They have one ball that is called the Jack. You have three or four other balls and whoever gets closest to the Jack gets a point. If two of your balls are closer than your opposition then you get two points.”
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He further added, “So we use a couple of cricket balls and we play Bocce; an adapted version of Bocce. It’s first to 11 usually.” Also revealing that he is better than Dhoni, he quipped, “I always beat him. He is a very good cricketer, but I am much better at Bocce.”
CSK will be facing the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their opening game and will be aiming for a better display this year, after finishing seventh in 2020.
