IPL 2023: MS Dhoni on Chennai Super Kings’s return to Chepauk – ‘Very happy for the fans’

MS Dhoni was greeted by a loud roar by the crowd expectedly when he spoke at the toss as Chennai Super Kings returned to their homeground at the MA Chidambaram Stadium after nearly four years. Known to have one of the strongest fan-bases and most loyal home crowd, Chepauk had been deprived of Indian Premier League matches since the pandemic.

Even before the pandemic, the stadium wasn’t at full capacity with some stands being shut due to logistical reasons. The last IPL game hosted in Chennai was on April 7, 2019.

A treat for the Chennai crowd! ????@msdhoni is BACK in Chennai & how ????#TATAIPL | #CSKvLSG

WATCH his incredible two sixes ???? pic.twitter.com/YFkOGqsFVT— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2023

The Super Kings also have an impressive record at home, having lost just 15 out of 56 IPL games played at this venue.

As Dhoni and Co return to action at their den, the captain spoke about the feeling saying, “It does mean a lot. Not to forget IPL started in 2008 but we’ve not played a lot of cricket here. If I am not wrong, we have played only six seasons where we played all the games. Even amongst them, a few stands were empty earlier due to various issues. This is the first time the...

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