'Leader' Dhoni posts photo in Chennai Super Kings jersey
Following Chennai Super Kings' return to IPL after a two-year ban, MS Dhoni posted a photograph of him wearing a CSK jersey, with the Tamil word 'Thala', which translates to 'Leader', written on it. The club also posted the photograph on Twitter, with the caption that read, "Lions, start the whistles... Guess who's back! #whistlepodu #CSKReturns".
Chennai Super Kings, the two-time Indian Premier League champions are back. The fans of the franchise are excited and so is their leader is obviously ecstatic . With the two-year ban on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) ending and the BCCI formally welcoming back the two franchises in IPL, but CSK captain MS Dhoni, who spent two years with Rising Pune Supergiant (formerly Rising Pune Supergiants) in the IPL, celebrated it in style.Dhoni posted a photograph of himself wearing a CSK jersey, sporting his customary jersey number ?7? and the Tamil word ?Thala? written over it. ?Thala? in Tamil translates to ?leader?.  A post shared by @mahi7781 on Jul 14, 2017 at 9:24pm PDT There were also no surprises in learning that as soon as the news broke out, several of Chennai Super Kings? fans took to social media demanding Dhoni?s return to the franchise.One of the most successful T20 teams, CSK won the IPL twice under the leadership of Dhoni, in 2010 and 2011. They have been runners-up on as many as four occasions, in 2008, 2012, 2013 and in 2015.Lions, start the whistles... Guess who's back! #whistlepodu #CSKReturns pic.twitter.com/5eVUZSEBKa? Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 15, 2017Chennai Super Kings have also won the now-defunct Champions League T20 twice, in 2010 and 2014. CSK were banned in 2015 when the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha Committee announced their decision, in wake of the IPL 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal.?Jaipur IPL claims it is highly celebrated as a nursery of players. But three of its players have accused of alleged spot-fixing. This shows that all is not well in their handling of affairs,? said former Chief Justice of India, RM Lodha.