IPL 2023: MS Dhoni – Be it painting the Chepauk stadium yellow, smacking sixes with the bat in the nets session, or having fun banters with teammates, MS Dhoni is in limelight. CSK players celebrated Dwaine Pretorious’s birthday by cutting a cake, but it was Dhoni who grabbed eyeballs in his new cake avatar. As soon as players ate the cake, the CSK skipper took a bite of a delicious dessert and said ‘Kal kise aur ka birthday mana ne wala hai.’ The wicketkeeper batter loved the fruit cake and wanted to have some more tomorrow as well by celebrating another player’s birthday. Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Wake up to a sweet start with DP birthday celebration from last night! 🎂📹#WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 @BritishEmpireOf pic.twitter.com/GYR5LFugog
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 30, 2023
Pretorius son smears cake on daddy, CSK gear up for the first match against Gujarat Titans
Pretorius son seemed to be in a jolly mood as he smeared some cake on daddy’s face. The players were more interested in finishing off the cake. CSK kick off the IPL 2023 campaign by playing a match against GT on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The tickets for the same have been sold out. Dhoni & Co have geared up for the IPL by having a pre-season camp in Chepauk.
IPL 2023: Ben Stokes to play as a specialist batter in initial few games for CSK
Ahead of the opening clash against GT, CSK received a jolt as Stokes will play as a specialist batter in the initial few games. As per ESPN Cricinfo, Stokes continues to struggle with his recurring left knee injury that flared up once again during the New Zealand tour.
My understanding is he won’t be bowling much at all in the first few games of the tournament… it might be a few weeks. I’m not 100% sure, [but we will] hopefully get him bowling at some stage in the tournament,” Michael Hussey, CSK’s batting coach told ESPN Cricinfo.
A decision on Stokes’ availability is yet to be taken. The England test captain had hinted at leaving the IPL 2023 early to prepare for the Ashes in July. He also expressed interest to feature in the Ireland Test, which starts on June 1. The IPL Final is set to be played on May 28.
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