‘Thala and Chetta’, reactions pour in on Dhoni, Samson’s union:Wholesome video shared by CSK goes viral ahead of IPL 2026

There are just 8 days left until the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League starts, and the sight of Sanju Samson and MS Dhoni together has fans hyped up for the tournament. Chennai Super Kings recently shared a video on X with Sanju Samson and MS Dhoni sitting together, having a candid conversation. The CSK boys were spotted together for the first time as they were there at the Chepauk stadium for the franchise’s practice camp. Notably, Samson’s joining the Yellow Army was part of a trade deal that involved the transfer of all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to the Rajasthan Royals. As per IPL’s media advisory, Jadeja’s fee was brought down to ₹14 crore from ₹18 crore for the transaction. Here’s the video of Sanju Samson and MS Dhoni at Chepauk together: ‘Destiny has got me and come to play with Dhoni’: Sanju Samson The video shared by the 5-time champions on their X (formerly Twitter) featured the statement from Sanju Samson that he made on the franchise’s YouTube channel after being traded. It repeated the words that Sanju expressed on joining CSK, “I had such a desire. Destiny has got me to come and play with him (Dhoni).” Samson further added, “That couple of months. I’m very excited to meet and interact with him. Sit, have breakfast with him, practice with him, play with him. Wow! Just thinking about it makes me very happy.” Also Read: ‘Like Rohit and Virat, Sanju Samson can’t be replaced ‘: New RR captain Riyan Parag banks on Jadeja’s experience The wholesome moment of cricketing stars sitting together accumulated wholesome reactions from social media users on X. Reactions to the Dhoni-Samson union at Chepauk Here are some of the top reactions that were posted on X to the union video of Sanju Samson and MS Dhoni at Chepauk from CSK. A fan mentioned the CSK designated terms for Dhoni, Thala, and Chetta (elder brother in Malayalam) to honour the union of both players. A fan even compared Sanju Samson’s current digital engagement to that of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, due to India opener’s T20 WC heroics in knockout games that paved the way for India to the title trophy. Sanju Samson is part of CSK’s future beyond MS Dhoni era It is worth noting that Sanju Samson’s move to the Chennai Super Kings is a significant part of the team’s strategy to move on from senior players and especially go past the MS Dhoni era. He brings a mix of experience and firepower with 177 IPL matches under his belt. His impressive statistics in the tournament include 4,704 runs, three tons, and 26 fifties. He also carries leadership experience from his tenure as Rajasthan Royals captain. At CSK, Samson will continue with his existing league fee of ₹18 crore. Meanwhile, Curran maintains his previous value of ₹2.4 crore at Rajasthan Royals.