Mahendra Singh Dhoni has joined Chennai Super Kings ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Dhoni, who led the CSK to their join-most fifth IPL title.

The legendary wicketkeeper batter will start training with the other CSK players for the next season.

Defending champions CSK will start their IPL 2024 campaign in the season opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk Stadium on March 22.

The five-time IPL-winning franchise shared a couple of updates on social media about Dhoni's arrival in the city as their skipper was welcomed by the team mascot and presented with a bouquet.

The fans on social media were excited to see Dhoni's arrival at his den in Chennai.

Meanwhile, CSK have already started their preparatory camp on March 2 as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary and Prashant Solanki have already started training at Chepauk.

The legendary skipper played last season with a knee injury as he was seen struggling on a couple of occasions while running between the wickets. However, after guiding CSK to the fifth title, he underwent knee surgery at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai.

Ahead of the new season, Dhoni, who is not very active on social media, dropped a hint at a new possible role while expressing his excitement and wrote on Facebook, "Can't wait for the new season and the new 'role'. Stay tuned."