Watch: Hardik Pandya Hugs MS Dhoni And Refuses To Let Go During Practice Session
Chennai Super Kings host Mumbai Indians on Sunday evening at Chepauk in what promises to be a cracking IPL 2025 clash.
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians begin their IPL 2025 campaign tonight when they square-off at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in a mouthwatering clash. Between them, CSK and MI have won 10 IPL titles and are two of the most successful teams of the competition’s history.
MI will miss the services of their captain Hardik Pandya for this particular fixture as he’s serving a one-match suspension due to an over-rate offense from last season. Pandya though is training with his MI teammates.
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A clip of Pandya greeting CSK legend MS Dhoni has been shared by MI on their social media handles. The allrounder, who played key roles in India’s T20 World Cup win last year and the recent Champions Trophy, hugged the legendary captain and then refused to let go of him.
The duo chatted for a while during the training session.
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The duo shares a warm relationship with Pandya along with his elder brother Krunal once paying Dhoni a surprise visit at his home to celebrate the two-time world cup winning captain’s 39th birthday in July 2020.
In Pandya’s absence, MI will be led by Suryakumar Yadav.
Besides Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah is also expected to miss first few games as the star pacer continues his recovery from a back injury.
Suryakumar acknowledges that while it’s a challenge to find apt replacements for big players, MI have the players who can step up.
“…it is difficult to fill the shoes of such amazing players. It is a part of the game, and the show must go on. There are boys who can take up the responsibility and are very keen to take the field tomorrow (Sunday)… we have guys who can take up the responsibility," Surya said during a media interaction on Saturday.
In their 37 meetings thus far, MI have beaten CSK 20 times while losing 17 games.
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