"Thala forever"- Up-and-coming Indian actress poses with MS Dhoni at an event [In Picture]

Former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni recently posed for a picture with up-and-coming Indian actress Yukti Thareja at an event. The 25-year-old actress and model has worked in a music video apart from playing the lead in two South Indian films, Marco and Rangabali. A couple of projects are in production for her at the moment.

Yukti took to her Instagram handle and shared a post to give fans a glimpse of her interaction with legendary cricketer MS Dhoni at an event. They could be seen in traditional wear, sporting warm smiles in the picture. Thareja captioned the post:

"Thala forever#captaincool #csk"

MS Dhoni joined the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp last week and began his preparations for IPL 2025. However, after a few days, he took a break and attended Rishabh Pant's sister's wedding in Dehradun earlier this week. He will soon reconvene with his CSK teammates in Chennai and resume training for the upcoming season.

MS Dhoni will return to action on March 23 when CSK play their opening match of IPL 2025

Fans have been waiting eagerly to witness MS Dhoni back in action after being away for almost a year. He will return to the field on March 23 when CSK start their IPL 2025 journey against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Chepauk Stadium.

Here is CSK's complete schedule for the upcoming season: (All timings are in IST)

March 23: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai, 7:30 pm

March 28: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai, 7:30 pm

March 30: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati, 7:30 pm

April 5: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Chennai, 3:30 pm

April 8: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings in Mullanpur, 7:30 pm

April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai, 7:30 pm

April 14: Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow, 7:30 pm

April 20: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Mumbai, 7:30 pm

April 25: Chennai Super Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad in Chennai, 7:30 pm

April 30: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings in Chennai, 7:30 pm

May 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru, 7:30 pm

May 7: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata, 7:30 pm

May 12: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Chennai, 7:30 pm

May 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, 3:30 pm

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