Chennai Super Kings are one of the first franchises to begin training for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled to start from April 9 with defending champions Mumbai Indians locking horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore. After almost two weeks of training at their den in the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the MS Dhoni-led side is all set to shift their base.
The likes of MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and others are currently in Chennai where they had kicked-off their preparations for the new season in the second week of March. After a good two weeks of training in Chennai, the team is all set to travel to Mumbai on March 26 where they play five of their league matches in IPL 2021.
Chennai Super Kings to shift to Mumbai on March 26
Chennai Super Kings will be staying at Hotel Trident in Mumbai and will be training at the Wankhede Stadium. Super Kings’ overseas star Dwayne Bravo has already landed in Mumbai and is currently in his seven-day quarantine.
“We will definitely shift now. We are scheduled to leave for Mumbai by March 26,” CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan told Inside Sport.
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Veteran batsman Suresh Raina will also be linking up with his teammates in Mumbai after missing IPL 2020. Incidentally, Raina had returned home from UAE ahead of the start of IPL 2020 and skipped the entire season last year owing to personal reasons. Since then, there were speculations that Chennai Super Kings might terminate his contract but the management decided to retain him ahead of IPL 2021 auction. Raina will be undergoing a seven-day quarantine in Mumbai upon joining the team.
Chennai Super Kings will begin their IPL 2021 campaign against Delhi Capitals on April 10.
