Is first slip allowed with social distancing rules, jokes MS Dhoni

During the toss ahead of the IPL 2020 opener between CSK and MI, CSK captain MS Dhoni jokingly asked if the first slip was allowed with the social distancing rules in place. Further, he revealed that the first six days of isolation was a "very difficult one" for the players. Dhoni is playing his first professional match after 437 days.