Veteran opening batsman Murali Vijay dubs CSK as special side in IPL

Veteran opening batsman Murali Vijay on Wednesday described his IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings as a special team in T20 league with "legends of world cricket" forming a part of it.

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'CSK is a very very special team': Murali Vijay

"CSK is a very very special team. kind of players, who came aboard right from first auction, you name it, y are legends of world cricket," Vijay, who spent five seasons with team from 2009-13 in his first stint before re-joining it in 2018, was quoted as saying by CSK website. "It was a great hour for us youngsters to step into dressing room and rub shoulders with some of legends. You get to learn a lot of things by watching m and being around m," right- hander said about his early days in franchise.

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36-year-old, who has played for India in 61 Tests, last being in 2018, was a part of all three IPL-winning campaigns of CSK."Twenty20 was a new format in 2008/09, and I guess my game was suited for white-ball cricket when I started. I kind of enjoyed it when opportunity came to me. I was ready up and going," he said." team atmosphere was such that you want to contribute because everyone plays with such energy and intensity. competition  was very high." 

IPL, which was originally scheduled to begin on March 29, has been put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc on global sporting calendar resulting in various events being cancelled or postponed. 

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(Im Courtesy: PTI)