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MS Dhoni has been remarkable in his captaincy: Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly heaped praises on Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Chennai Super Kings franchise for reaching their 10th final in 14 seasons. “Chennai Super Kings and MS Dhoni have been fantastic. They have shown how to win big matches. Dhoni has been remarkable in his captaincy,” Ganguly said in an interaction with India Today. On Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings toppled defending champions and table-topping Gujarat Titans by 15 runs at the Chepauk Stadium in the first qualifier. Batting first, Ruturaj Gaikwad (60) and Devon Conway (40) set up CSK for a fighting total of 172. When the home team came out to bowl, it was Dhoni’s bowling choices and astute field settings that skittled out Gujarat for 157 runs. His field settings set up Rashid Khan’s wicket, who at one point to threatening to take...
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MS Dhoni’s tactical delay allows Matheesha Pathirana to bowl key over in IPL Qualifier 1 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a strategic move, the astute Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a crucial role in guiding Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to yet another IPL final. Dhoni's clever act of gamesmanship involved strategically consuming valuable minutes, which ultimately provided an opportunity for Matheesha Pathirana, CSK's lethal weapon, to bowl the 16th over against the Gujarat Titans in the first IPL qualifier.CSK emerged victorious by a margin of 15 runs on their home ground at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, securing their spot in a record-extending 10th final. This triumph was particularly significant as it marked CSK's first win over the defending champions, the Gujarat Titans, in four encounters during the IPL 2022 season.The incident unfolded when Pathirana, who had already claimed two crucial wicket...
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Why IPL broadcast was using tree emojis instead of dot balls for Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings game

As the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League entered the playoffs on Tuesday with table-toppers and defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on Chennai Super Kings in the qualifier, the graphics on the broadcast showed something peculiar: instead of the tried-and-tested dots that symbolise dot balls in an over on the screen there were tree emojis. Simon Doull and Harsha Bhogle, who were commentating for the qualifier, revealed on different occasions that the trees were to symbolise the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s new environmental initiative: the board planned to plant 500 trees for each dot ball bowled during the Playoffs. Chennai Super Kings made it to their 10th IPL final after defeating table-topping Gujarat Titans by 15 runs at the Chepauk Stadium in the first qual...
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‘Beauty of Dhoni… feels like he’s adding 10 more runs on board with captaincy’: Hardik Pandya heaps praise on CSK skipper

Chennai Super Kings made it to their 10th Indian Premier League final after toppling defending champions and table-topping Gujarat Titans by 15 runs at the Chepauk Stadium in the first qualifier on Tuesday. Batting first, Ruturaj Gaikwad (60) and Devon Conway (40) set up CSK for a fighting total of 172. When the home team came out to bowl, it was Dhoni’s bowling choices and astute field settings that skittled out Gujarat for 157 runs. His field settings set up Rashid Khan’s wicket, who at one point to threatening to take away the game from the hosts at a quickfire 16-ball 30. Dhoni’s plan for him was intricate: he got the bowler to bowl well outside off while he positioned a deep squarish point in place. Tushar Deshpande bowled one well outside that Rashid let go, but it was legal. Ne...
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GT vs CSK Live Score, IPL Qualifier 1: Shubman Gill faces MS Dhoni test at Chepauk

IPL 2023 Qualifier 1, GT vs CSK Live Cricket Score Online and Updates Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings. (PTI) For Gujarat Titans, tackling the slowness of the Chepauk track will be a challenge and how well they negotiate Deepak Chahar's powerplay overs and Matheesha Pathirana's slingers at the back-end, will determine the outcome of the match. Gujarat Titans haven't played at the Chepauk, which hasn't behaved in a singular manner during CSK's seven home games and that prompted head coach Stephen Fleming to raise apprehensions about what to expect. The spin twins of Gujarat Titans Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan have formed a formidable pairing in the middle overs this season for the Titans. The pairing as a combination has picked up 37 wickets in the season. Squads Chennai Su...
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You need to be a proper devil to hate MS Dhoni, says Hardik Pandya

Ahead of the Qualifier 1 of the IPL, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya has paid tributes to Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said he will always be a Dhoni fan. “A lot of people think Mahi is serious and all that. For me, I crack jokes and I don’t see him as Mahendra Singh Dhoni,” he said in a video posted by Gujarat Titans. “Obviously, I have learned a lot of things from him, a lot of positive things, which I’ve learned from him just while watching, not even much talking. But for me, he’s just my dear friend, dear brother, who I do pranks, who I chill with. Captain. Leader. Legend.@msdhoni is an emotion 💙 Here’s a special tribute from @hardikpandya7 to the one and only Thala ahead of a special matchday in Chennai! 🤝#GTvCSK | #PhariAavaDe | #TATAIPL Playoffs 20...
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Fasten your seatbelts for an evening of tactics, face-offs and raw emotions

Cynosure of all eyes: Hardik Pandya will be keen to prove his captaincy mettle against none other than M.S. Dhoni when Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings clash on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The IPL 2023 Qualifier-1 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday will see tactics, face-offs and, above all, raw emotions take centrestage. After all, if this turns out to be M.S. Dhoni’s farewell season, it is Chennai’s last chance to savour its Thala in action.Chennai openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway, with their silky wrists, have found form consistently, and along with power-hitter Shivam Dube, they constitute CSK’s engine room that has churned out success this year. The Titans, too, have had every member of th...