IPL 2023: MS Dhoni makes surprise entry as Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja challenge each other ahead of curtain-raiser

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The Indian Premier League The fever is slowly taking up your entire world because the event is simply two weeks away. Persevering with with the build-up for the T20 extravaganza, Star Sports activities, the official broadcaster of the occasion, launched a promo that includes Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja for the curtain-raiser of the season between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Tremendous Kings.

Gujarat and Chennai will lock horns within the opening sport of the IPL season 16 on March 31 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The promo begins with Gujarat captain Pandya boasting about his staff successful the IPL of their debut season whereas Jadeja reminds him that CSK are four-time champions.

Pandya additional talks about his staff’s swag and in reply Jadeja solutions with a whistle following which the portrait of CSK captain MS Dhoni seems with followers cheering from behind. The promo ends with each Pandya and Jadeja difficult one another for the opening encounter.

Watch the promo right here:

CSK will look to bounce again within the upcoming season after they’d their worst season within the historical past of IPL in 2022 ending on the ninth spot on the IPL factors desk with simply 4 wins to their identify. With the IPL returning to the ‘residence and away format’ for the primary time since 2019, they’ll look to place up a fabulous efficiency in entrance of their residence crowd at Chepauk.

MS Dhoni’s final dance for CSK?

The upcoming season will reportedly be the final for CSK captain MS Dhoni as an energetic cricketer within the IPL. The ‘Captain cool’ had beforehand said in an interview that he would retire from IPL enjoying his final sport in entrance of the house crowd on the MA Chidambram stadium in Chennai.

With the IPL returning to residence and away codecs this yr, there have been widespread speculations that Dhoni will dangle up his boots on the finish of the season.

CSK will look to provide their finest on the sphere to provide a successful farewell to the second most profitable captain within the IPL (by way of trophies within the cupboard) who has led them to 4 title victories.

Alternatively, Gujarat Titans will look to start out their title protection on a excessive on their residence floor by beating the four-time champions. With the upcoming IPL season being held throughout India, it is anticipated to be a grand affair for the primary time for the reason that pandemic.

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