Excellent victory and another comeback season where we revitalize ourselves from the bottom to reach the final summit! This victory felt hard earned because Gujarat Titans are such a quality side and till Rashid Khan got out, you could not breathe easy! And when you have guys like Deshpande, you cannot breathe easy at all!
Chepauk has been tricking teams at the toss, with the conditions. Last time CSK got it wrong against KKR and today thankfully Gujarat got it wrong against us. The dew did not turn up until the last few overs of the chase, by which CSK had done enough to not let surprises come in. Jadeja turned the ball like a venom. His bowling form has been a great boost this season. Ruturaj also batted beautifully and literally carried Conway with him (Conway struggled big time).
10th final for us!!! I will watch the next few games without pressure, and for me, this final entry for CSK is an overachievement yet again, but CSK always make you feel that way with the kind of team they pick and the performances that they give! Dhoni said to Harsha Bhogle that he will think about his retirement in the next few months till the mini auction, but he gave the hint there that he might continue for a year. And he also explicitly said that if not continuing as a player, he is going to be in yellow colors much much longer. That statement was so feel good. He will be there always in yellow for many many years to come.
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As always, anything where Dhoni is involved, people will bring in all sorts of nonsense. Nobody knows what the argument from Dhoni's side was. The umpires had to take a call quickly. But yeah, blame Dhoni if the umpire cant make a quick decision and is so sucked up by Dhoni's personality that they are willing to give an ear to Dhoni's argument. And I would like to thank all other teams, the BCCI, all the foreign players who come and play this league, to be so benevolent enough to fix games for CSK to dominate the league.
He was wayward when compared to his earlier performances today, but he also looked way better than Deshpande. I still cannot believe how Rashid Khan sliced that ball from Deshpande to Conway! It was a huge risk to have such a economically poor bowler (even if he takes wickets) to bowl to guys like Rashid Khan when the asking rate is even 14's.
That guy is fcukin' BRILLIANT!! Literally comes out and bosses games. Thankfully CSK have always had batsmen who have found a wood over Rashid Khan (Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu; Ruturaj is slowly developing that characteristic but not yet there). Makes you literally laugh at Hyderabad for either 'letting Rashid go' or 'not have the environment to make Rashid want to stay'. If he wanted 20 crores, give him. If he wants captaincy, give him! How the hell do you lose such players?
