In the presence of pacer Deepak Chahar, who will be aiming for a national comeback through an ongoing run for his team in the IPL commencing on March 22, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pre-season training got underway here on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An official from the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) said the first batch of local (Indian) players arrived on Friday, and more are expected to arrive in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first group of players to arrive in the city were Simarjeet Singh (pacer), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (all-rounder), Mukesh Choudhary (pacer), Prashant Solanki (spinner), Ajay Mandal (all-rounder), and Deepak Chahar (seamer), as verified by CSK on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But last month, when working out at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, he declared himself perfectly fit. With the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA in June, the injury-prone bowler is hoping to return to the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the team\u2019s captain and fans favorite, MS Dhoni He was seen in Jamnagar on Friday with his wife Sakshi, where they were present to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On March 22, CSK will play their first IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is anticipated that this would be last season for MS Dhoni. The keeper-batter would like to win the title one last time to cap off his stellar career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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