IPL 2021: MS Dhoni returns to action as Chennai Super Kings play their first match on Saturday.© Chennai Super Kings / Twitter
MS Dhoni had a hit in the nets at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL 2021 of Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Capital on Friday. Dhoni was seen practicing long-distance hitting as the ball made a sweet sound from the bat, even as he headed towards the stand at Wankhede. Dhoni returned to action after CSK’s last game of IPL 2020 when he announced that his last match in the CSK yellow jersey was “definitely not”. CSK failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time in their history last season and the three-time champions will look to make amends in 2021.
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– Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) 10 April, 2021
One of the most successful captains in IPL history, Dhoni has 4632 runs in 204 IPL matches. He dominated the previous year, as he scored 200 runs in 14 matches without a single half-century at a strike rate of 116.27.
After retiring from the international game in August 2020, Dhoni has the only competitive cricket tournament of the IPL.
CSK will be impressed by the return of Suresh Raina, who missed the IPL 2020 due to personal reasons.
Raina, one of CSK’s old guard and heavyweight, has 5368 runs in 193 matches with a century and 38 half-centuries.
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Apart from Dhoni and Raina, CSK has reliable actors in Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo and Sam Curran.
He has raced Krishnappa Gautam and Moin Ali to be his power-hit this season. Both players can also chip in as easy off-spin bowlers.
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