Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:23 PM IST
Summary
Like every year, Chennai Super Kings, one of the successful IPL teams, has started preparing for the tournament first. Chennai players have started gathering in Surat to kickstart the preparations to defend the trophy.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu
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Like every year, Chennai Super Kings, one of the successful IPL teams, has started preparing for the tournament first. 70 matches of the league round will be played in Mumbai and Pune. Chennai players have started gathering in Surat to kickstart the preparations to defend the trophy. On Wednesday (March 2), along with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu has also reached Surat.
The team will practice in Surat instead of Chennai. It was Dhoni who took the decision. The team will practice at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium there. The pitches there are made from the same soil as the soil used to make pitches in the stadium in Maharashtra. All the matches of the league round will be held at three grounds in Mumbai and one in Pune.
The first match of IPL can be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Its not officially announced yet. The Chennai team will practice for 20 days in Surat. This camp will run from March 2 to March 22. “Dhoni, Bravo, Jadeja and big stars like him will attend the practice camp,” Nainesh Desai, cricket secretary of Surat District Cricket Association, told The Times of India.
Nainesh Desai had informed that the cricket franchise has selected Surat because we have made the pitches using the same soil as the one in Mumbai. Players will live in a strict bio-bubble in Surat. Spectators will be allowed into the stadium to watch the practice match. A large number of police personnel have been deployed for the safety of the players.