IPL 2021, Preview: MS Dhoni-Led CSK Look For Strong Start vs Rishabh Pant's DC

IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be aiming to start afresh after a disappointing 2020 season, and are up against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their first match of the upcoming Indian Premier League season.

It will be a battle between the "young apprentice and his master" when Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings square off in an IPL match on Saturday, with both sides aiming for a winning start to their campaign. The Delhi franchise ended runners-up last season in the UAE and would be aiming to go one better this time and a good start would be what they will be looking for. Three-time champions CSK had a forgettable season last year, finishing at seventh out of eight teams and they would also be seeking a winning start in their bid to make amends of a poor IPL 2020. Keeper-batsman Pant, anointed to captaincy in the absence of injured Shreyas Iyer, has said recently that he would put his learning from Dhoni to use in DC's season opener. "My first match as captain will be against Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni). It will be a good experience for me as I have learned a lot from him. I'll apply my own experience and learning from him," Pant had said recently.