MS Dhoni is currently in Jamnagar in Gujarat, attending pre-wedding activities of Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant and Radhika Merchant.
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni is expected to join the pre-season training camp next week as the rest of the squad (excluding overseas stars) kick-started preparations on Saturday for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhoni, under whom CSK won their fifth IPL title last year, is currently in Jamnagar in Gujarat, attending the pre-wedding activities of Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant and Radhika Merchant. The three-day event started on March 1 and will end on March 3, which also saw several other cricketing icons attending the gala event.
“The first batch of local (Indian) players arrived on Friday and more are expected to arrive in the coming days,” a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) official told PTI. Among those who have arrived are Simarjeet Singh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Chahar.
Notably, Chahar hogged the limelight in the first day at practice as the pacer is aiming for an India return through this IPL. The Rajasthan pacer has not played any form of competitive cricket since December last when he pulled out of the home T20I series against Australia due to his father’s illness.
He also skipped the tour of South Africa due to the same, before taking a fully fit certificate from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) last month. Meanwehile, Dhoni, who had undergone a knee surgery immediately after IPL 2023, looked in shape in Jamnagar.
Clad in a maroon t-shirt and black jeans, Dhoni looked as stylish as ever.