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CSK Legends Reunite for 'ROAR 2026' as Dhoni's Final Season Looms

Former Chennai Super Kings icons, including Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina, reunited for a photo with the franchise's five IPL trophies ahead of the ROAR 2026 pre-season fan event. The event is set to take place at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Speculation is high that the upcoming season could be the last for CSK's talismanic captain, MS Dhoni. CSK will begin their 2026 campaign against the Rajasthan Royals on March 30.

Key Points: CSK Icons Reunite Ahead of ROAR 2026 Pre-Season Event

  • CSK legends reunite with five IPL trophies
  • Pre-season ROAR 2026 event at Chepauk
  • MS Dhoni's potential final season highlighted
  • CSK's 2026 season opener vs Rajasthan Royals
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Chennai Super Kings icons reunite ahead of CSK's 'ROAR 2026' event

Former CSK stars like Raina, Bravo, and Hayden reunite with trophies ahead of the ROAR 2026 fan event. MS Dhoni set for potential final IPL season.

"O(ldie)G squad - S Badrinath"

Chennai, March 22

Former Chennai Super Kings star players reunited ahead of the Chennai-based franchise's pre-season event before the Indian Premier League 2026 season kicks off, on March 22.

Ahead of the 19th edition of the IPL, five-time champions Chennai Super Kings have announced a pre-season event, titled 'ROAR 2026', which will be a fan engagement event at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, March 22.

Taking to X, former CSK player S Badrinath posted a picture of some star players that have featured for the franchise in the past, posing with the five trophies that the Chennai-based franchise has so far won in the IPL.

Ambati Rayudu, Matthew Hayden, Muthiah Muralidaran, Parthiv Patel, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, Murali Vijay and Lakshmipathy Balaji can be seen in the photo.

"O(ldie)G squad," Badrinath wrote in th caption of the X post.

The five-time champions will start their 2026 IPL season against the Rajasthan Royals at Guwahati on March 30. After the Rajasthan match, CSK will face off against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 3. CSK will then clash against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 5 before facing off against Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 11.

Notably, CSK's talisman MS Dhoni is set to represent Chennai Super Kings once again in the IPL, with many speculating that this could be the veteran wicketkeeper-batter's final season in the tournament.

The 44-year-old Dhoni is one of only four active players to have featured in every edition of the IPL, alongside Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Manish Pandey. Over the course of his IPL career, Dhoni has scored 5,439 runs in 278 matches, averaging 38 with a strike rate of 137, placing him sixth on the all-time list of highest run-scorers in the league's history.

- ANI

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Sarah B
What a fantastic photo! Hayden and Murali together again. As a cricket fan from Australia, I've always admired how CSK maintains such strong bonds with its past players. The culture there seems special.
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Arjun K
The article mentions Dhoni's potential last season. My heart isn't ready for that. He is Chennai and Chennai is him. I really hope he plays for a couple more years. The Chepauk crowd will give him a farewell like no other when the time comes.
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Priya S
So many memories came flooding back seeing Joginder Sharma and Lakshmipathy Balaji. The 2007 T20 World Cup final and that hat-trick! Time flies. Great initiative by CSK to bring them all together for the fans.
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Rohit P
Respectfully, while I love seeing the old guard, I hope the article and the event also focus on the current and future stars. Ruturaj, Conway, Theekshana - they are the ones carrying the legacy forward. The balance between nostalgia and the present is key.
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Michael C
The schedule looks tough starting away at Guwahati and then back-to-back matches. But if any team can handle it, it's CSK. That's the Dhoni effect - calm under any fixture pressure.

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