Watch: MS Dhoni practises 'helicopter shot' ahead of first IPL clash

The cricket fete of India, Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai with a tantalizing opening ceremony which includesdance performances of some Bollywoodstars.

The first match will take place at the same venue as the defending champions Mumbai Indians are ready to lock horns with the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, which is marking an exciting return after facing a two-year ban.

The "Yellow Brigade" had retained skipper MS Dhoni and their two other star players, Suresh Raina and Jadeja.

Chennai squad is currently preparing for the first clash but the captain coolhas some massive plans for the eleventh edition of IPL as recently he was found practicing his signature "helicopter shot."

Watch the video here:

The squad list includes key players like Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Kedar Jadhav, and most of them are expected to start every IPL game.

Here's the complete squad of the Chennai Super Kings:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi