This shouldn’t be going to be MS Dhoni’s final IPL, says Chennai Super Kings CEO

The 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off on Friday and three-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play their first match, towards Delhi Capitals, on Saturday. Ahead of the event, CSK chief government Kasi Viswanathan speaks to The Indian Express concerning the staff’s preparation, Cheteshwar Pujara and MS Dhoni’s future. Excerpts:

Last season was underwhelming by CSK’s lofty requirements. The staff didn’t qualify for the playoffs. Did Dhoni give a staff speak after the event?

No. Normally what we do is, now we have a course of set earlier than we begin a event. So we did the method for final 12 months’s event additionally. It so occurred that we missed a few of our greatest gamers, and a few them obtained contaminated by Covid. Those (the scenario) had been past our attain. Now the staff is in fine condition. The course of has been good. They have been having follow classes for the final 15-20 days. And we imagine in our course of. The captain may be very clear – it’s best to do the method correctly and if the method is okay, the outcomes will come.

He performed the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After that he has been practising. He didn’t need to play a 50-over event (Vijay Hazare Trophy). (But) he has been practising with us additionally for the final 10 days. He may be very eager to do nicely. See, a participant of his calibre who has achieved a lot for CSK in addition to the best run-getter within the IPL for a interval of the final 10-12 years (earlier than Virat Kohli overtook him), he’s very eager to show himself.