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Joining Any IPL Team But CSK Was Never a Question: MS Dhoni

“A lot of people approached me, but I can’t think of not coming back to CSK,” said MS Dhoni ahead of IPL 2018.

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MS Dhoni is synonymous with Chennai Super Kings, and so when the franchise returned to the IPL, it was hardly a surprise that ‘Thala’ was retained. The wicketkeeper-batsman led CSK in the first eight Indian Premier League editions before it was suspended in the wake of the 2013 spot-fixing scam.

Not only will IPL 2018 see the return of CSK, but the team will feature top performing Indian cricketers – Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. And though Dhoni was approached by various teams for the upcoming season, he said he never “thought of playing for any franchise other than CSK”.

Chennai is my second home. Fans here have adopted me as one of their own. There can’t be a bigger compliment. I get appreciation everywhere, but this is a special place. Being with another franchise was never a question.
MS Dhoni

"What we have been through, how we have conducted ourselves, how the management has been. How the fans have been. This is a special place. So that thought of being in any other franchise was never a question," he added.

Though the franchise missed two editions of the IPL, Dhoni believes that the Chennai Super Kings fan base has increased.

Our biggest strength has always been the fans. All over wherever we have gone, CSK has got support. Even when we did not play in the IPL in the last two years, the fan base increased. There is a lot of excitement among fans about the fact that CSK is back.
MS Dhoni
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(With inputs from PTI)

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