Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni is prepping hard for the upcoming IPL 2023 season which will see the franchise playing 7 games at their home ground of Chepauk in Chennai for the first time since 2019.

The IPL 2020 and IPL 2021 were played in UAE and partially in India, while the IPL 2022 was played exclusively in Maharashtra, with the playoffs conducted on other grounds as well.

However, with the effect of the COVID pandemic almost negligible, the BCCI has gone back to the home-and-away format of the tournament.

Many also believe that this will be MS Dhoni’s swansong in the IPL, as the 41-year-old former India captain had wished to say goodbye to the fans at the franchise’s home ground of Chennai.

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The four-time champion Chennai Super Kings have begun their preparations for the IPL 2023 by holding a team camp at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The likes of skipper MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ruturaj Gaikwad among others have joined the training sessions at the iconic venue.

MS Dhoni was the first to arrive for the practice sessions and is seen spending long hours in the nets to get ready for IPL 2023. He is prepping after being unable to impress with the bat in the last three seasons, despite winning the tournament in IPL 2021.

After several videos of him playing big shots with ease went viral on social media platforms in the last few days, a new clip of him hitting the sixes has surfaced and in this one, Dhoni can be seen hitting a no-look six.

Here is the video:

The Chennai-based side will open its campaign this year on March 31 against the defending champion Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.