New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings are finally back after their two-year suspension ended on Thursday. The franchise was banned for that period following a betting scandal. And the team already has one eye on how to build their squad for the next season of the Indian Premier League.


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Considering their past success in winning the tournament multiple times, the franchise is already considering having some of their past players back in the fold. And it is no surprise that their one-time ultra-successful captain MS Dhoni is their priority.


K George John, one of the directors associated with the company that runs the franchise, was quoted to be saying by Times of India, "If we are given an option of retaining a player, it will definitely be Dhoni. We haven't yet discussed with Dhoni as his contract with (Rising) Pune Supergiant ends later this year. However, we will speak to him in the future."


He further said, "For us, loyalty is very important. That's been our strength over the years. Though we haven't yet taken a final decision on the support staff, we are definitely thinking of retaining the old support staff.


"It's a new start. We don't want to go back. Our passion is cricket and we will stick to it. On Friday, we will have two activities on social media to mark the team's return. 'Super Moments' will revisit our title wins, Ashwin-Gayle (Ravichandran Ashwin-Chris Gayle) saga and a few others. Then we will ask fans to send their Super Selfie with CSK stars and with yellow jersey."


He also added, "In fact, we have got a lot of inquiries from various sponsors. We have had tremendous support from the sponsors and the fans have been phenomenal in supporting us.


"We look up to this TNPL (Tamil Nadu Premier League) period for conducting some interaction sessions. For example, if (Matthew) Hayden is here then we can plan a CSK get-together. We are still figuring out other options."