Fans delighted to see 'Thala' MS Dhoni back in action at Chennai Super Kings

For the fans of Chennai Super Kings CSK the end of the ban period from Indian Premier League is a big step forward as they look forward to seeing the Men in Yellow back at their den M A Chidambaram Stadium here In more good news the IPL governing council announced that a franchise could retain up to five players by virtue of a combination of player retention preplayer auction and right to match RTM during the player auction This meant CSKs biggest name Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be back in the team coloursM S DhoniCSK one of the most successful franchises in IPL is expected to have Dhoni who played for Rising Pune Supergiant for two years back as the captain Fans are hoping that the franchise would be able to retain Suresh Raina another CSK marquee and Ravindra Jadeja to start withMeanwhile CSKs wholetime director K George John said it was wonderful news for the franchise and fans and hoped to have the core team back We are very happy It has always been our wish to have the core team back and it will be wonderful for the fans who have supported CSK all the while he told PTI He said the franchise would decide on how to go about the retention after a meetingWe would love to have Dhoni back as he has been one of the pillars of CSK John said about the ace keeperbatsmen who has a huge fan following in the city H Saravanan a CSK fan said he was overjoyed that the IPL GC had allowed five retentions adding it would allow the teams supporters here to see Thala Dhoni back in action at the MACI am delighted We have been waiting to see the Super Kings back on the field at MAC Nothing like watching Thala Dhoni led the team he said Saravanan who is famous for his body painting and wig said World over fans have been waiting for the return of CSK We wish the team retains Chinna Thala Raina Jadeja andDwayne Bravo apart from DhoniWe will be back with a bang I am looking forward to the auction to see what squad CSK gets he saidAnother city resident A R R Sriram a diehard fan of the franchise said he was happy to see MSD back in the yellow jerseyWith IPL GC allowing players to retain I am excited to see MS in yellow jersey I am sure the management will retain Dhoni and Raina too It would be a double delight Cant wait to cheer for our men in yellow at Chepauk in the opening match he signed offCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go