MS Dhoni: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 schedule has been released in which the first match of the upcoming season will be played between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on March 31. At the same time, it is also expected to be Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s last IPL season. In such a situation, the CSK team management has already started preparations to make their last match in Chepauk a memorable one.
After the Corona period, IPL matches will once again be played as before. In this, a team has the opportunity to play a match in its home country as well. If the Chennai Super Kings team fails to make it to the playoffs, Dhoni will be seen playing his last match at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on May 14.
However, after this the team is scheduled to play its last match of the upcoming season against Delhi Capitals at Delhi Ground. On the other hand, if we talk about Dhoni, he has also said earlier that he wants to play his last IPL match in front of his fans at the ground in Chennai. Keeping this in mind, the CSK management is now fully engaged in the preparations.
Dhoni will play in Chennai after four years
Chennai Super Kings team played their last IPL match of 2019 at their home ground Chepauk. After this, due to Corona pandemic, he could not play the match here. Now after 4 years, the team will once again take to the field to play matches in front of their own fans. Dhoni has a lot of affection for Chennai fans and he mentioned it many times through his statements.
A CSK official told Inside Sports that this could be Dhoni’s last IPL season and he wants to end it at his favorite ground. Although nothing is clear on his decision yet, before the season starts, we will get full information.