In a viral video circulating on social media, MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), was greeted by a member of the team’s staff upon his arrival at the team hotel ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The video captured the moment when a person, reportedly identified as CSK manager Russell Radhakrishnan, respectfully touched Dhoni’s feet as he stepped out of his car wearing CSK attire.

Ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, MS Dhoni on Tuesday arrived in Chennai for CSK’s preparatory camp. With 17 days left for the IPL, Dhoni linked up with the Chennai Super Kings team after guiding them to their fifth IPL title last season following their 5-wicket victory against Gujarat Giants.

Dhoni played the last IPL with a knee injury which hindered his ability to run between the wickets. In June, Dhoni underwent surgery at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai.

Last December, CEO Kasi Viswanathan provided an update on Dhoni’s recovery and said, “He [Dhoni] is doing well now. He has started his rehab and is working in the gym.” (IPL 2024: Deepak Chahar Clears Air On MS Dhoni’s ‘New Role’ For CSK)

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 Chakri Dhoni (@ChakriDhoni17) March 5, 2024

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Ahead of the new season, Dhoni dropped a hint at a new possible role while expressing his excitement and wrote on Facebook, “Can’t wait for the new season and the new ‘role’. Stay tuned.”

CSK’s preparatory camp began on March 2, with the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary and Prashant Solanki joining the camp at Chepauk.

CSK suffered an injury blow before the beginning of the season as New Zealand opener Devon Conway is expected to miss at least the first half of the tournament after undergoing thumb surgery. Conways sustained a blow on his finger during New Zealand’s third T20I against Australia.

CSK will kick off their campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game of the IPL 2024, at Chepauk, on March 22.

CSK IPL Squad: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.