The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai or Chepauk noticed emotional scenes on Sunday evening because the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) performed their remaining house league recreation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. Even although the four-time champions misplaced by six wickets to Kolkata Knight Riders match no. 61, skipper MS Dhoni took the complete CSK squad for a lap across the Chepauk stadium after the sport to thank the group for his or her large assist by the season.
One questioned if it’s the remaining time that the legendary skipper MS Dhoni was taking part in in entrance of the Chepauk crowd as it’s nonetheless not sure if he’ll be again to guide the group for the 2024 season. Even former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar took the chance to savour the momentous event asking Dhoni for a particular autograph.
Dhoni was seen giving an autograph to Gavaskar on his shirt in a video which went viral on the social media. While Qualifier 1 and Eliminator are scheduled to happen on the venue, CSK are but to substantiate a Playoffs berth after their loss to KKR on Sunday evening.
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Gavaskar later revealed that he had borrowed a pen when he acquired to learn about CSK’s plans for a lap of honour after the match. The legendary India opener showered reward on Dhoni for his contribution to Indian cricket.
“Who doesn’t love him? What he has done for Indian cricket over the years has been amazing. What is most important is the role model that he has been. So many youngsters look up to him. Thank you very much, I borrowed a pen. As soon as I heard they were going on a lap, I kept it with me,” he mentioned on Star Sports community.
Meanwhile, Dhoni solely managed an unbeaten 2 runs in his remaining house league match on the Chepauk as CSK have been restricted to 144 for six after batting first. However, Dhoni blamed the dew for affecting the effectivity of the CSK bowlers and believed the facet wanted to attain greater than 180 runs within the situations to have an opportunity within the match.
“The minute we bowled the first ball in the second innings, we knew we needed 180. But there was no way we could have got 180 on that pitch. The dew made a big difference in the second innings. We can’t really blame any of our bowlers. Just that the conditions had a big impact on the game,” Dhoni mentioned on the post-match presentation.
