MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will tackle Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season opener in Mumbai on Saturday. The defending champions made some fascinating buys on the mega auctions in Bengaluru final month. While they purchased again Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa and Dwayne Bravo to strengthen their core, their resolution to go away out Suresh Raina left the followers stunned.
CSK couldn’t get again their reliable opener Faf du Plessis within the public sale, who was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore, they spent a giant quantity of Rs 4 crore to have all-rounder Shivam Dube on board. The Mumbai cricketer, who was part of Rajasthan Royals till final season, fetched profitable bids from the likes of Lucknow Super Giants, RR and Punjab Kings earlier than CSK took him away.
The 28-year-old all-rounder joined the CSK squad in Surat for a pre-season coaching camp and sweated it out within the nets together with captain Dhoni. Speaking with the franchise, the teenager heaped huge reward on the legendary wicketkeeper-batter and talked about having a dialog with him.
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“I think you can still see the goosebumps coming out because always I’m a big fan of Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) and, especially CSK. I had a chat with Mahi bhai as recently as yesterday. He asked me to do a few things and I told him I’ll definitely do justice. When Mahi bhai asks you to do something, consider it done,” mentioned Dube in a video shared by CSK.
Dube additional spoke about how he felt when CSK picked him up within the mega auctions. He mentioned he’s extraordinarily elated to affix the ‘Yellow Army’ for the upcoming season.
“It was a big deal for me to get picked by Chennai. I was feeling great. I can’t express my excitement in words but I was pleasantly surprised by having been picked by CSK. And yes, could not express my feelings and all but I’m really happy to be a part of CSK,” he mentioned.
“Although it is a different franchise for me, attitude will remain the same. I have to do my best for the team’s cause, which has always been my mission as a player and will always be that way going forward as well. I’m more confident now,” he added.
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