Mahendra Singh Dhoni and some of his Chennai Super Kings
(CSK) teammates arrived in Chennai for a short training camp on Friday. After
attending the camp, the team will head to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where this
year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played. Marking the start of their IPL
journey, CSK all-rounder Suresh Raina uploaded some pictures of their flight to Chennai on
his Instagram account. While the fans flooded the comment section, it was Sakshi Singh Dhoni’s reply that took the cake.
“Reunited”, she commented on the post. Along with Sakshi
Dhoni, the official fans handle of the CSK also replied with some emojis.
Apart from MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Piyush
Chawla and Kedar Jadhav have arrived for the camp.
“Thirteen or 14 of the 16 Indian players will be part
of the camp, including MS. Since they came after undergoing COVID-19 tests,
their next test will be 72 hours before leaving for the UAE on August 21,”
a CSK official told PTI.
Dhoni’s comeback is highly anticipated as he has not played
since India’s semifinal exit from the World Cup last year in July.
All the players, except all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, are
expected to participate in the camp, stated a report in PTI.
A CSK official said Jadeja would be missing training owing
to personal reasons and would join the squad before its departure the
tournament venue.
The official added that the players will be subjected to two
tests in Chennai and only if they return negative for coronavirus, they would
be allowed to fly to Dubai.
The Dhoni-led CSK had organised a camp from March 2 ahead of
the originally scheduled March 29 start of the event before it was suspended
owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dhoni had trained during that two-week camp which attracted
a few thousand fans too. However, spectators will not be allowed inside the
stadium to watch the CSK players train now.
