Tricity keenly waiting to see Dhoni and Raina in action at PCA Stadium today

The euphoria might not be like the first edition of IPL but whoever has got the tickets will be looking to see Mahi’s captaincy skills against the skills of Aussie Adam Gilchrist.

“IPL matches are gaining popularity at a rapid rate. In this World Cup,India created a history. The home team is playing very badly. There is no Yuvraj playing in the team; so we will be hardly cheering for the home team. There are very less players from Punjab in the team and we do not know many players,” says B S Dogra,a businessman based in the city.

Along with Dhoni,other members of Indian World Cup winning squad like Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin will also be in action for Chennai Super Kings during the match. While MS Dhoni and Raina came together from Delhi on Monday night in their own car,the rest of the team had come earlier.

The team along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni took part in a practice session in the afternoon at PCA Stadium.

“Apart from MS Dhoni,we will be cheering for Suresh Raina and Ashwin. They did well for India in the World Cup and played an instrumental role in helping India win the World Cup. We are happy that we are getting a chance to see them in the first home match of the Kings XI Punjab. The nest match we will see will be of Mumbai Indians on May 10. We will only come to see that match to watch Sachin tendulkar in action,” says Jagpreet Sandhu,a student.