IPL 2022: CSK Dhoni 14 Years – It was February 20 in 2008 in Mumbai when a 26-year-old MS Dhoni was the most talked-about cricketer in the country. The long-haired guy from a small town Ranchi had just delivered India a much-awaited World Cup and the first-ever T20 league in the country needed a hero. Enter, MS Dhoni. Chennai Super Kings pipped all bidders to land Dhoni for a whopping $1.5 million on that afternoon. Today, the small-town guy celebrates his 14 years at CSK and is now revered as the ‘Thala’. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Not many non-Tamil speakers have managed to find a place in Tamilians’ hearts. But MS Dhoni is amongst the very few. Not because he has landed four IPL trophies and a Champions League T20 title, it is his pure affection for the franchise and the aura he carries around him.
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni completes 14 years with Chennai Super Kings, Check how CSK is celebrating the occasion?
7⃣ + 7⃣ years of Dencoming! 😍🥳#THA7A #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/HUStVVod7O
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) February 20, 2022
Chennai Super Kings are celebrating the arrival of Thala Dhoni with the video of his auction bid.
“You know, it’s an emotion. Probably, he doesn’t play like he used to but we CSK fans can’t imagine CSK without Dhoni. You are right in saying he is only a few non-South Indians who have actually earned that love. It’s like what Bengalis have for Sourav. But Thala is not native,” Shekar Balachandran, a CSK fan from Chennai, told InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni completes 14 years with Chennai Super Kings, Check how CSK is celebrating the occasion?
The First Whistle! 😍🥳#14YearsOfThala #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/PRDFxofpn3
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) February 20, 2022
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni completes 14 years with Chennai Super Kings, Check how CSK is celebrating the occasion?
The first stride of ’08! #Yellove 💛 ever since! #WhistlePodu 🦁 pic.twitter.com/HvO6gw60tt
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) February 20, 2022
CSK IPL 2022 Squad:
- Retained: Ravindra Jadeja (16 Cr) / MS Dhoni (12 Cr) / Moeen Ali (8) / Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 Cr)
- CSK New Buys at IPL 2022 Auction:
Shivam Dube – 4 Cr
Maheesh Theekshana – 70 L
Rajvardhan Hangargekar – 1.5 Cr
Simarjeet Singh – 20 L
Devon Conway – 1 Cr
Dwaine Pretorious – 50 L
Mitchell Santner – 1.9 Cr
Adam Milne – 1.9 Cr
Subhranshu Senapati – 20 L
Mukesh Choudhary – 20 L
Prashant Solanki – 1.2 Cr
C Hari Nishanth – 20 L
Narayan Jagadeesan – 20 L
Chris Jordan – 3.6 Cr
k Bhagath Varma – 20 L
Robin Uthappa – 2 Cr
Dwayne Bravo – 4.4 Cr
Ambati Rayudu – 6.75 Cr
Deepak Chahar – 14 Cr
KM Asif – 20 L
Tushar Deshpande – 20 L
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni completes 14 years with Chennai Super Kings, Check how CSK is celebrating the occasion?
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