WATCH: MS Dhoni in his elements ahead of CSK vs RCB match, hits gigantic sixes in practice

Ahead of upcoming IPL 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has commenced his preparations by hitting massive sixes in a practice session at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Dhoni was seen effortlessly smashing net bowlers for powerful sixes.

A video of Dhoni's practice session, in which he can be seen hitting ball far and wide down ground with ease against his own bowlers, was shared on social media. With Dhoni already 40 years old, it is expected that IPL 2023 will likely be his final season in Indian Premier League. former India captain retired from international cricket in 2020. 

CSK team failed to qualify for playoffs st in last two seasons of IPL. In IPL 2022, Dhoni had taken over as skipper from Ravindra Jadeja mid-way through season. Dhoni mand to score 232 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 123.4, including one fifty.

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Dhoni displayed great form in CSK's match against Rajasthan Royals last week. He almost finished game with bat for his side at Chennai's home ground. Despite his effort, Chennai lost match by barest of margins. Chennai Super Kings have played four matches and won two games thus far in competition.

y are sitting at number six position on points table with four points. Chennai Super Kings are slated to lock horns against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. 

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CSK vs RCB IPL 2023 Team

CSK: MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Maesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh ekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma.

RCB: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Maj Bhand, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyashak. 

Im: BCCI