IPL 2022: [Watch] MS Dhoni & Co play footvolley during CSK’s practice session in Surat

On Monday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni and some of his teammates played a game of footvolley (a mash-up of beach volleyball and association football) ahead of IPL 2022. After having completed their quarantine for the Indian Premier League, a number of CSK players have started practising in Surat for the IPL 2022 season. Besides Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth and Tushar Deshpande have all started practising.

Dhoni and several other CSK players were spotted playing footvolley in CSK’s Instagram account on Monday. The franchise shared the clip with the caption: “Namma Special Footvolley segment is Back! #WhistlePodu.

Namma Special ? Footvolley segment is B⚽CK! ?#WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/pXxIe994sG
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 7, 2022

CSK has continuously updated their social media accounts with updates about its practice sessions. Earlier on Monday, they posted a video of Dhoni and his teammates arriving for their training session to an enthusiastic welcome from fans in Surat.

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CSK’s schedule for IPL 2022

CSK celebrate Shubman Gill's wicket — CSK celebrate Shubman Gill’s wicket

CSK will kick off IPL 2022 with a match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai on March 26, in a rematch of last year’s final. The BCCI announced the league phase schedule on Sunday.

They will face Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 9 at DY Patil Stadium, and Gujarat Titans on May 15 at Wankhede Stadium. Their final game in the league stage will be against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on May 20 at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai.
In Group B, CSK competes with Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans.

Apart from the four teams in their group, they will also face arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) twice. Further, they will also play one match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), respectively.