Although MS Dhoni has got back to the ground after five months gap, Chennai Super Kings CEO K.S. Viswanathan opined that the skipper was in his usual form and hitting sixes out of the park in Chennai ahead of the IPL 2020.
The just-retired MS Dhoni had a five-day practice session along with his CSK teammates Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina, who also proclaimed the retirement with Dhoni. This was the CSK’s first training camp in Chennai since the league was postponed in March.
MS Dhoni was confident and happy: CSK CEO
In the recent interaction with Starsport, Viswanathan said that Dhoni was striking the ball well and hit plenty of sixes in all directions. He added that the CSK captain was his usual self, relaxed and confident during the sessions.
“Dhoni is striking the ball very well. And there were plenty of sixes in all directions. Dhoni was his usual self, relaxed, confident and happy,” Viswanathan said.
The CSK CEO believes that the training camp was important for the players to get back into the groove without getting injured.
“The boys had not trained for a long time and this was good for them. Coming after a break, they did not stretch themselves fully. That could have led to injuries. But the cricketers gradually found their rhythm,” the CSK CEO added.
CSK didn’t know about Dhoni’s international retirement plan:
K.S. Viswanathan also revealed that the franchise didn’t know about Dhoni’s retirement plan beforehand. They also got informed about Dhoni’s retirement from international cricket through his Instagram post. “The team was surprised,” said the CEO.
Although the fans would not see MS Dhoni again in the blue jersey, they would be eager to see their favourite in the yellow jersey in the coming edition.
The players and support staff of CSK will be leaving for the UAE for this year’s IPL on Friday afternoon. After landing there, they would go under the quarantine period.