With India’s international season done and dusted, the entire focus has shifted to the Indian Premier League. The Chennai Super Kings twitter handle posted a video of the captain MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav and Murali Vijay dancing to the tune of the franchise’s anthem.
Defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) began full-fledged preparations for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
{{/usCountry}}Defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) began full-fledged preparations for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
{{/usCountry}}Meanwhile, the domestic players in the CSK took part in a preparatory camp which began with a fitness session on March 6. Leg-spinner Karn Sharma, Tamil Nadu’s wicket keeper- batsman N Jagadeesan, K M Asif and Chaitanya Bishnoi, among others, took part in that session.
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The three-time defending champions, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will open their IPL campaign against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk on March 23.
The Chennai franchise, which returned to the IPL fold in 2018 after serving a two-year suspension, won the tournament for a third time, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.
The CSK players would have a week to train before the IPL-12 opener in Chennai.
(With inputs from agencies)