Chennai Super Kings will open their IPL 2024 campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22 in Chennai.
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni joined the team’s practice session on Thursday for the first time ahead of the upcoming session. Displaying his vintage hair look, Dhoni spent a reasonable time at the nets at the Chepauk Stadium. Seated at the back side of the team bus, Dhoni also waved at the fans on its way to the stadium. For the unknown, Dhoni is only the second captain after Rohit Sharma to win five IPL titles.
Dhoni, who led CSK to their fifth title last year, immediately underwent an operation on his knee in Mumbai after IPL 2023. On Thursday, the former India captain looked completely fit with no signs of discomfort as he took the field with two bats on his hands.
Last week, Dhoni was seen attending the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar in Gujarat. He was there for the whole event from March 1 to 3, before flying to Chennai on Wednesday.
CSK are amongst the first teams to start their preparations for IPL 2024. Prominent names like Deepak Chahar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Simarjeet Singh have already joined the camp that started on March 2. Earlier during the auctions, CSK didn’t some wise shopping as they got the likes of Kiwi duo of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. They also got India all-rounder Shardul Thakur before paying a hefty amount for uncapped batter Sameer Rizvi.
CSK’s Probable Playing XI in IPL 2024: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Ravindra/Mitchell Santner, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana/Mustafizur Rahman.
Players Bought By CSK Players At IPL 2024 Auction: Rachin Ravindra (Rs. 1.8 crore), Shardul Thakur (Rs. 4 crore), Daryl Mitchell (Rs. 14 crore), Sameer Rizvi (Rs. 8.40 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs. 2 crore), Avanish Rao Aravelly (Rs. 20 lakh).
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CSK’s IPL 2024 Full Squad
Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway (NZ), Avanish Rao Aravelly.
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi.
All-Rounders: Moeen Ali (ENG), Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner (NZ), Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Rachin Ravindra (NZ), Daryl Mitchell (NZ), Shardul Thakur.
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana (SL), Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana (SL), Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), Mukesh Choudhary.
