Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would be keen to win their fifth IPL title by defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) in the final scheduled for May 28 (*Sunday) in Ahmedabad. Skipper MS Dhoni would be keen to spoil the GT party in the final. MS Dhoni has endorsed the bowlers of him as not many would have thought that CSK excelled with the likes of Matheesha Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande.
It seems unlikely that CSK will make any changes to their mix after a near-perfect game against GT in Qualifier 1. The crafty and versatile Ravindra Jadeja could be targeted by Rahul Tewatia, B Sai Sudharsan and David Miller as MS Dhoni. maybe have to use it on 3 spells.
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GT captain Hardik Pandya will have his biggest game ever. It will not be wrong to say that if Hardik wins the championship, he would be a strong candidate to lead India in the T20I format at T20 WC 2024.
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MS Dhoni says everyone please keep looking at me – S. Badrinath
S Badrinath was seen interacting with Star Sports and revealed how Dhoni emphasized fielding and saving runs.
“Every time there was a total pair, and not so much pair, it would only say one thing; Let’s try to save a race each. If we save one run each, we can make the score an additional 10 runs. That would be the difference, because they were under our control.” said S. Badrinath
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S Badrinath noted that he motivated the players and told them to go the extra mile on the pitch. Badrinath said that Dhoni kept everyone involved in the game and ensured that the field is correct and the pitcher is correct.
“Wickets will happen, but the little things; if everyone is trying to save a run, the score becomes a bit more. He tells everyone, please keep looking at me. Because that last minute adjustment, that two yards left or right could be the difference between a catch and a drop.” added.
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“It has happened many times. It’s important that we stay in tune with the game and try to stay involved. Each ball is an event, and we complete the event and move on to the next event. This is how he tackles each ball. He makes sure the field is fine, the pitcher is right.” added.
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