Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni inaugurated the Super Kings Academy in Hosur on Monday (October 10). The facility has been set-up at the MS Dhoni global school, which is the first franchise-owned Super Kings Academy in India.
The Hosur facility will get underway from January 2023. This will be the third Super Kings academy in the country with centres already present in Chennai and Salem.
“Whenever I go to any school, it’s like a time machine...I straight away go back to the time I spent at my school. I always believe it’s one of the best times you can have. There are studies, games...but the time that you spend at school never comes back. You always have fond memories. You make friends over here that will stay with you for a very long time," said Dhoni in a statement issued on the Super Kings' academy website.
“But what is also important is that school is the period where your character develops...it’s the small characteristics that you want to make them strong...simple things such as...you want to be punctual...you want to be disciplined...you want to respect the elders and teachers...you want to keep learning everyday.
"Always felt school was the period where once you have a strong character, it stays with you for a very long time and it actually defines you. Make the most of the time that you have right now. Make the most of all the infrastructure that is around you,” he added.
Talking about the Super Kings Academy in Hosur, CSK CEO K.S Viswanathan said Dhoni's presence will inspire everyone.
“We are excited about this new journey. When we launched the Super Kings Academy in two centres during April this year, we wanted to spread our wings to other parts of the state and country as well. Glad that we now have a centre here in Hosur. The presence of our charismatic skipper Dhoni will definitely inspire each and everyone here," said Vishwanathan.
“We have always wanted to give back to the sport and this is a great opportunity for us to share our experience and nurture the future generation of cricketers. We will also be relaunching Junior Super Kings this year. Initiatives like Super Kings Academy and Junior Super Kings will help discover more talents across Tamil Nadu,” he added.
