All eyes will be on Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni as he returns to competitive cricketer after a gap of more than one year. Dhoni will be leading the Super Kings when they begin their campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians on September 19. Meanwhile, the training has been going on in full swing and Dhoni can be seen hitting sixes at will.
The former India captain last played during the ICC World Cup 2019 in England. Since then, he has been on a sabbatical before announcing his international retirement last month. In the meantime, MS Dhoni returned to training in March to prepare for IPL 2020. However, with the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown, he had to return to his home town.
Murali Vijay awestruck as Dhoni hits one out of the park
He finally landed in Chennai on September 15th to participate in a five-day camp before flying to the UAE. Despite a significant, the 39-year-old has not looked out of socks and has dominated the bowlers. Recently, MS Dhoni smacked a massive six which landed out of the park leaving everyone in awe including Murali Vijay.
The ball went over Murali Vijay’s head, who was fielding at the long-on, leaving him in complete shock.
“Ball lost?” – asks CSK team manager Russell Radhakrishnan while recording the video as a fielder goes to fetch it. Vijay then asks Russell if he thinks it was all power from Dhoni, who is known for his huge sixes. “Is it power Russ, is it power,” asks Vijay.
“I don’t know, you tell me,” responds Russell. “Beautiful timing, bat speed, swing it’s gifted. Can’t do much better,” says Vijay as he throws the ball back towards the bowler for the game to resume.
Watch the video here:
All you've got to do is watch this little video till the end and keep looping it. 🦁💛 #WhistlePodu #YelloveGame @msdhoni @mvj888 @russcsk pic.twitter.com/Yz5f1DQbOV
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 10, 2020
Meanwhile, MS Dhoni is likely to bat higher up in the order in the absence of Suresh Raina. Incidentally, Raina pulled out of the tournament owing to personal reasons. A lot of speculations have been going around with his return; however, nothing is not sure as of now.
