{"id":21412,"date":"2024-03-12T12:38:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=422310"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:08:33","slug":"ms-dhonis-new-look-grabs-david-warners-attention-ahead-of-ipl-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ms-dhonis-new-look-grabs-david-warners-attention-ahead-of-ipl-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Dhoni\u2019s new look grabs David Warner\u2019s attention ahead of IPL 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket fans were in for a surprise as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/MS-DHONI\/\">MS Dhoni<\/a>, reminiscent of his 2007 T20 World Cup days, flaunted his long hair during the practice sessions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/ipl-2024\/\">IPL 2024<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/news\/topic\/CSK\/\">Chennai Super Kings (CSK).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As CSK commenced their practice sessions, Dhoni\u2019s new look, complete with long hair and a stylish headband, not only captured the attention of fans but also drew praise from fellow cricketers, including David Warner.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, Warner shared a story crediting Dhoni for his new look and expressed his admiration, stating, \u201cLoving the new headband MS Dhoni.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dhoni\u2019s return to the cricket field last year, after dousing retirement rumors, marked a significant moment for fans. He assured them of his commitment to playing for CSK for at least another season, considering it a return gift to his loyal supporters. Despite managing a knee injury during the previous season, Dhoni led CSK to their fifth IPL crown. He underwent knee surgery and dedicated himself to rehabilitation, ensuring his fitness for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>Having arrived in Chennai in early March, Dhoni has been actively leading CSK\u2019s training sessions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The stadium is set to host the opening match of IPL 2024 between CSK and Royal Challengers Bangalore next Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket fans were in for a surprise as MS Dhoni, reminiscent of his 2007 T20 World Cup days, flaunted his\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":41887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[770,3720,69],"class_list":["post-21412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-david-warner","tag-ipl-2024","tag-ms-dhoni"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}