MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu reach Chennai for training camp

The Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was spotted arriving at the Chennai airport on Wednesday. Senior batsman Ambati Rayudu was the first player to reach Chennai.

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The Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was spotted arriving at the Chennai airport on Wednesday. Senior batsman Ambati Rayudu was the first player to reach Chennai.

Dhoni is expected to lead a training camp for Chennai Super Kings players from the 2nd week of March. BCCI is yet to announce the schedule and venue details for IPL 2021 in the wake of the pandemic, but it seems Chennai wants to get into the groove. This will be the first time Dhoni will be seen in competitive action since IPL 2020.

Chennai Super Kings had their worst season ever last year in UAE

CSK had many expectations ahead of IPL 2020, but they got off to an awful start. Two of their players and other members of the camp tested positive for Covid-19. CSK also dealt with pull-outs of important players, including Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh. After staying at the bottom of the table for most of the season, CSK stitched a run of wins towards the end of the tournament to avoid the wooden spoon.

CSK made several changes in their squad, but retained a few players before the mini-auction. The side spent huge for the services of Moeen Ali. Off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham also got a big contract from the 3-time champions.

CSK retained players for IPL 2021

MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Shardul Thakur, Faf du Plessis, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Curran, R Sai Kishore.

Players bought by CSK at IPL Auction 2021

Moeen Ali (Rs 7 crore), K Gowtham (Rs 9.25 crore), Bhagath Varma (Rs 20 lakh),  Harishankar Reddy (Rs 20 lakh), Cheteshwar Pujara (Rs 50 lakh), Hari Nishanth (Rs 20 lakh).

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