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Gujarat Titans 103/4 in 13.1 Overs | IPL Live Score CSK vs GT: Chennai Super Kings set 207-run target – The Times of India

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 26, 2024, 22:49:51 ISTIPL Live Score CSK vs GT: If there is one IPL venue which Gujarat Titans can call home away from home, it is the MA Chidambaram Stadium, given the strong Tamil Nadu influence in their squad. The Titans playing pack comprises five TN members, who know the Chepauk pitches like the back of their palms. The TN group's 'local' knowledge will be worth its weight in gold when GT cross swords with reigning champions Chennai Super Kings in a repeat of last year's final, on Tuesday. The beauty of franchise cricket is such that the visiting Titans side will consist of five 'locals', while Super Kings, the only IPL team from the state, have none from the region.Read Less!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignAct...
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CSK vs GT Live Score, IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans aim to maintain momentum – The Times of India

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 26, 2024, 17:31:33 ISTCSK vs GT Live Score, IPL 2024: It will be a test of wits between two new captains -- Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad -- when defending champions Chennai Super Kings clash with Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday. Both openers known for their smooth and elegant shot-making will be engaged in a battle of tactical supremacy as CSK and GT will be looking to sustain their momentum after wins in their previous matches. While Gaikwad was elevated to the captaincy role after the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as skipper on the eve of CSK's opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gill had a bit more time to prepare for his new role as he was tasked to lead the Titans after Hardik Pandya left in...
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Cyclone Michaung: Ravichandran Ashwin, Jwala Gutta and Srinath Narayanan share harrowing experiences

Sportspersons Ravichandran Ashwin, Jwala Gutta and Srinath Narayanan have been sharing their experiences of getting stuck during the Cyclone Michaung in Chennai. Indian cricket player Ashwin recently posted that there was no power in his locality formore than 30 hours as well as keeping fans updated about the talks he had with senior government officials about the rescue operations. “Have been speaking to some senior government officials and the stories they are sharing after being on the road for 3-4 days is heart wrenching to say the least,” he revealed on X. Yesterday, he had posted, “No power in my locality for more than 30 hours too. Guess thats the case in many places. Not Sure what options we have.” No power in my locality formore than 30 hours too. Guess thats the case in man...
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World Cup: ‘Knowledgeable Chennai crowd’ lives up to the reputation as Afghanistan stun Pakistan for a famous win

Knowledgeable Chennai crowd. It is a phrase that has stuck with Chennai for a long time now. Youngsters who have grown up hearing that phrase – appreciating quality cricket even when India are not involved or on the losing side – are now middle-aged. And the fans who turned up at the MA Chidambaram Stadium showed that the phrase will remain relevant for years to come. On a Monday evening, after Afghanistan stunned Pakistan to throw the former champions’ campaign into crisis mode, it was the former’s turn to take a lap of honour, much like the latter did on that famous day in 1999. It wasn’t just a win, it was a statement from Afghanistan as they won by 8 wickets while chasing 283 to defeat Pakistan for the first time in this format. On Monday, after Afghanistan stunned Pakistan it was ...
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ICC Cricket World Cup: Meet The Bharat Army that travels the world to cheer Team India

Rakesh Patel, founder of The Bharat Army | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Amish You spends all his annual leaves following the Indian cricket team around the world. “This is probably why I am still single,” he laughs. The 32-year-old from London is a member of The Bharat Army — a global group of cricket lovers and fans that travels to every country where Team India plays and cheers them on. He, along with the rest of the group, is in India for the duration of the ongoing 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.“We call ourselves the 12th man of the Indian team,” says Rakesh Patel, who started The Bharat Army in the UK during the 1999 World Cup, with the idea that every cricket team should have a supporters group. “We are among the most passionate fans in the world. Cricket is a religion in...
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2023 ICC World Cup venues | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium — capacity, pitch info and all you need to know

The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host five matches, including India’s opening game against Australia on October 8. The last match at the venue, featuring South Africa and Pakistan, will be held on October 27. Incidentally, India and Australia met at the same venue for their first match of the Reliance ODI World Cup in 1987. It was also the first ever ODI in Chennai, then Madras, which India lost by a run. Thirty-six years later, as Chepauk gears up to play host to the 2023 ODI World Cup, Sportstar caught up with Prasanna Kannan, Tamil Nadu Premier League CEO, to get the lowdown on the prep work.If you are planning to watch a game in Chennai during the World Cup, here’s all you need to know:CapacityThe stadium capacity is 38,175. Approximately 970 seats are unavailable due to...
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Will TNCA’s talent hunt to address the State team’s bowling shortcomings pay off?

Campers go through their drills at the bowling camp for medium pacers in Tiruppur. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu’s lack of depth in the bowling department, especially pace bowlers, has been hurting the team’s performance in First-Class cricket for a while. To address this the TNCA started a talent-hunt programme scouring the State earlier this year. S Mahesh with fast bowlers at the camp in Tiruppur. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After a thorough process over the last three months with an overwhelming response to the selection trials held at the district level first, followed by the final selection in Chennai, 77 bowlers have now been selected.The break-up of the 77 reads as 30 medium pacers, 16 off-spinners and leg-spinners each and 15 left-arm spinners. In...
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IPL 2023: Why Chennai Super Kings’ fans are overcome with emotion

Gujarat Titans’ skipper Hardik Pandya and Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni during the IPL 2023 finals | Photo Credit: ANI The Chennai Super Kings is not a team. It’s an emotion. So say thousands of fans from Tamil Nadu who boarded trains and flights, and battled rains and traffic to watch their favourite men in yellow lift the IPL 2023 trophy. A last-ball nail-biting thriller in the rain-affected final was more than an emotional roller-coaster for the many CSK fans who had gathered to catch a glimpse of ‘Thala’ Dhoni. We speak to a few fans to gauge the excitement:Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Actor Varalaxmi Sarathkumar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement I had goosebumps after CSK’s win. It gave me so much happiness. The last few days have been so eventful for many of us who travelled f...
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IPL 2023 | Pre-season camp key to our success: CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad

Chennai Super Kings players celebrate after winning the IPL 2023 first qualifier cricket match against Gujarat Titans at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has attributed Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) success in the ongoing IPL to their pre-season camp and praised the team management for making the players feel secured and clearly stating their roles.Four-time champions CSK put themselves in line for a fifth IPL title triumph after they stormed into the final with a 15-run victory over holders Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Qualifier 1 in Chennai on May 23.Also read | IPL 2023: Eliminator preview | With MI’s batting finally clicking, LSG bowlers have task cut out"The camp was very vital because a new surface was...
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IPL 2023 | You need to be a proper devil to hate MSD: Hardik Pandya

Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya and captain of Chennai Super Kings Mahendra Singh Dhoni, during The IPL 2023 opening ceremony of the IPL 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31, 2023. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya said that one needs to be a "proper devil" to harbour grudges against the talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is probably playing his last IPL season.As the Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans line up to play Qualifier 1 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, Pandya also debunked the myth that Dhoni, one of the most successful India captains, was a serious person.Also Read | IPL 2023 | Chennai Super Kings meets ‘CSK Lite’ Gujarat Titans as Dhoni faces ‘Gill Test’"I'll always be a Mahendra Singh Dh...
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Mumbai Indians 59/3 in 9.0 Overs | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Live Score, IPL 2023: Chahar strikes, MI wobble at the top – The Times of India

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2023, 16:24:57 ISTT20 MATCH LIVE UPDATES CSK vs MI Live Score, IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians have managed to turn around their disappointing start this season and will hope to conquer Chennai today in order to continue their climb up to the playoff bracket of top three in the IPL points table.Read Less!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t...
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IPL 2023: Of an upcoming farewell to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Chepauk, the ultimate fortress

As far as homecomings go, it is hard to look beyond Chennai Super Kings’ return to the field in 2018 after a two-season suspension. That season, Chennai played only one match at home before political issues in the state made them shift base to Pune. As their team, one where each and every individual in the city believes it is his or hers, returns to their den, there is a palpable atmosphere that is building up for not just the first match against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, but also for the season. The city is gearing up to give their favourite off-screen hero a mother of all farewells. MS Dhoni may not have said this season would be his last, but that seems to be the narrative that every fan over here is assuming. Ever since the team landed in the city for the preparations on March...
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Tennis | How the love for cricket and doubles is fuelling Purcell’s rise in singles

Australia’s Max Purcell celebrates after winning the men’s singles final match against Australia’s James Duckworth at the Bengaluru Open 2023 tennis tournament, in Bengaluru on February 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Last month, Max Purcell arrived for the three-week ATP Challenger swing in India with twin desires — to reboot his singles career and see his beloved Australian Test cricket team perform well in the Indian sub-continent.By Sunday, the 2022 Wimbledon doubles champion had seen both of his wishes fulfilled. The Challenger title in Pune was his third in as many weeks (after Chennai and Bengaluru), a run that has helped him climb 108 places and debut in the singles top-100 (No. 95). His compatriots on the cricket field have come roaring back with a win in Indore, aft...