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"My first match as captain will be against Mahi (MS Dhoni) bhai. It will be a good experience for me as I have learned a lot from him," said the Delhi Capitals skipper

On Thursday, CSK posted a video on Twitter in which Dhoni can be seen hammering the ball out of the park during the net session.

He since then missed India’s Test series against England which the hosts won 3-1 to book a berth in the World Test Championship final which will be held in June in Southampton.

I would definitely like to play as an opener. It is where I naturally thrive. Getting the team off to a good start and winning matches for the team is what I am most comfortable doing.

CSK skipper MS Dhoni and batsman Ambati Rayudu have already reached Chennai and the other Tamil Nadu players will soon be joining the camp.

He took to Instagram and posted a video saying he was all excited for the new franchise. First of all, I’d like to say thanks to all the CSK fans for the wonderful welcome I’ve received over the last few weeks.

Placed in Elite Group A match, Hyderabad begin their campaign when they meet Tripura in Surat

After a bidding war at the IPL auction, Gowtham was bought by CSK, his price surpassing that of Krunal Pandya's then record of Rs 8.8 crore by MI in 2018 for an uncapped player

They roped in spinners Krishnappa Gowtham for Rs 9.25 cr and Moeen Ali for Rs 7 cr. They have also roped in Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara for his base price Rs 50 lakh.

Chennai: IPL’s perennial under-performer Glenn Maxwell once again fetched big money at the players auction with Royal Challengers Bangalore bidding a whopping Rs 14.25 crore to secure his services here on Friday. England all-rounder Moeen Ali also went for a high price of Rs 7 crore to Chennai Super Kings. Both Maxwell and Moeen had […]

However, CSK retained most of their senior players, who according to many were the reason for the poor show. Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris felt they will continue to suffer if they have to depend on senior players again in this year’s IPL.

Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Aaron Finch and Dale Steyn are among the players released by teams

The 40-year-old spinner revealed this ahead of next month's IPL auction and hours before the list of retained players for the upcoming edition is announced

But debutant Ruturaj Gaikwad made an impression scoring three fifties at the back end of the tournament as his side finished with three consecutive wins. Speaking during a question and answer session on Instagram

The 60-match tournament, which started on September 19, ended on November 10 with Mumbai Indians defeating Delhi Capitals to emerge as IPL champions for the fifth time.

The 39-year-old retired from international cricket in 2016 and bid adieu to the Australian Big Bash league last year.

The former Indian cricketer squashed the IPL retirement-rumours ahead of the CSK’ final match against Kings XI Punjab saying that it was definitely not his final match.

Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul was disappointed at their batting failure in the must-win game

Ruturaj Gaikwad remained not out on 62 off 49 balls after striking six boundaries and a six

KXIP's chances of a top four finish took a serious hit after Rajasthan Royals handed them a seven-wicket loss, snapping their impressive five match-winning streak.