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Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Monday recalled the iconic moment that introduced him and captain MS Dhoni from the moment the franchise won the title last season, after CSK defeated Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 final in Ahmedabad to lift the title by a record. equalizing the fifth time. That moment not only went viral last season because of Dhoni’s gesture towards Jadeja, after scoring the title goal, but because it ended all rumors of a rift in the CSK dressing room. Jadeja shared the image, posing in front of it and gave it a very successful caption.
CSK’s winning streak was marred by reports of a possible rift between Jadeja and Dhoni. While the rumors had been around for a long time since the all-rounder was removed from the captaincy and the former India captain reclaimed his leadership role, during the 2023 season, they started after viewers spotted the two in a heated conversation. after a match against Delhi Capitals.
This was followed by cryptic posts by Jadeja and his wife on X, formerly known as Twitter, before CSK responded with a team photo, from which the Indian star was notably excluded.
However, an encouraging sight after the IPL 2023 final brought relief to CSK fans as Dhoni and Jadeja were seen hugging each other after winning the title before the latter was lifted by the captain. It was this very moment that went viral last season, and Jadeja re-shared the image ahead of the start of CSK’s IPL 2024 campaign, captioning it: “Super special moment.”
CSK will kick off the 17th season of IPL on March 22 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match.
Chennai, however, has been hit by a number of injuries. Opener Devon Conway and fast bowler Matheesa Pathirana will miss the first half of the season due to their respective injuries. The New Zealand batsman underwent thumb surgery following an injury sustained during the T20I series against Australia at home earlier this year, while Pathirana, who was a revelation for CSK last year and emerged as the player Dhoni’s preferred bowler in the death overs, suffered a hamstring injury during the recent white-ball series against Bangladesh. And if that was not enough, Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who was expected to replace Pathirana, was stretchered off the field during the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Monday after suffering severe cramps.
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