CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has insisted that MS Dhoni will perform for Chennai Super Kings in the next edition of the Indian Premier League, to be played in April 2021, possibly in India. Viswanathan also added that it has been a bad year and CSK does not need to change …
Read More »Throwback Thursday | Dr. Dwayne Smith bombs Ben Hilfenhaus to help MI perform an impossible heist
Welcome to the series where we present to you a moment, a game in history that has shaped the way this sport has been played, in our weekly segment ‘Throwback Thursday’. This week, we revisit one of the great IPL finals of all time, Dwayne Smith’s blitzkrieg that blew a …
Read More »CSK ‘Team A’ does not know a Plan-B or does not have a Plan-B
Let’s put it squarely on the facts: This team was formed in 2018, as a result of what the franchise needed after its two-year ban, an immediate result, and a return to routine. While it may have worked very well in 2018, it worked remarkably well in 2019, but 2020? …
Read More »Twitter reacts to Ravindra Jadeja ‘criticizing’ Kedar Jadhav for neglected field
The Chennai Super Kings, under the bomb, were forced to field first after KL Rahul won the toss and chose to hit in ‘first batter’ paradise in Dubai. As CSK struggled to keep up with KXIP’s hitting force, they had an innate drop in the middle between Jadhav and Jadeja. …
Read More »Kane Williamson loses his cool against Priyam Garg after terrible misunderstanding
Probably for the first time in IPL history, Kane Williamson was visibly frustrated and abject by the non-forward’s actions when Indian U-19 captain Priyam Garg failed to take off with a single. Williamson had already reached the middle of the field before Ambati Rayudu cut him off. Chennai Super Kings …
Read More »Chennai Super Kings ‘unconventional’ face demons they’ve made themselves
CSK have lost two of their first three games for the first time since 2012 and there seems to be no imminent solution in sight. MS Dhoni, the man with a Midas touch, is unsure of his own move and we just finished the first week of the IPL; Surely …
Read More »IPL 2020 | If we hadn’t played without balls, we would have chased 200, insists MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni has blamed non-balls as the main reason for the 16-run loss to the Rajasthan Royals, which he believes could have restricted the Royals to 200. The Chennai Super Kings captain also added that he lacked hitting practice. for a long time. which was the reason behind him hitting …
Read More »IPL 2020 | Rayudu might not be a ‘3D’ player but efficient in one dimension, insists Aakash Chopra
Former Indian Test starter turned cricket analyst Aakash Chopra acknowledges that Ambati Rayudu might not be a three-dimensional player, but he’s very good at hitting, which is the only dimension he has. Before the 2019 World Cup, MSK Prasad had eliminated Rayudu for Vijay Shankar’s ‘three-dimensional’ abilities. There were many …
Read More »What if Wednesday | What if CSK hadn’t bought Suresh Raina in 2008?
On February 20, 2008, at the first auction in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings made arguably the largest purchase in the history of the competition, taking home Suresh Raina for $ 650,000. But what if the franchise had decided to bypass the flamboyant southpaw? …
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