Former Indian opener, Wasim Jaffer was at his hilarious best on Twitter as he retweeted a viral picture where MS Dhoni is seen sporting a bald look and added a quirky caption to describe the pic. As Dhoni was seen donning a bald head, the wordplay of Wasim Jaffer came to the fore and he commented: “Thalai Lama.”
The captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is called Thala by CSK fans, which in Tamil means a leader. Wasim Jaffer’s knack for humor is well known through his tweets and memes on social media.
Thalai Lama! https://t.co/A8pvJVNYuc
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 14, 2021
Dhoni, who announced his retirement from international cricket in August 2020, will return to action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he is set to lead CSK in the 14th edition of the tournament. He had declared before CSK’s last IPL 2020 match had it was “definitely not” his last game in the yellow jersey.
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The 39-year-old has already been seen getting into the groove during the nets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, as seen in pictures and videos posted by CSK on social media. The IPL season begins on April 9 with defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI locking horns with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai.
None of the teams will have home advantage this season as the league has been scheduled in such a way that no team plays at their home grounds. CSK will begin their campaign on April 10 in Mumbai when they take on the runners-up in the last season, Delhi Capitals.
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Six cities – Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi, and Ahmedabad – will be hosting the IPL 2021. The playoffs and the final will be played in Ahmedabad.
