Watch: CSK Players Celebrate 5th IPL Title Win By Recreating Viral Instagram Reel

01.06.2023 - 12:43 sports.ndtv.com

Chennai Super Kings lifted their fifth IPL title on Monday after defeating Gujarat Titans in the summit clash by five wickets.

The final match got interrupted multiple times due to rain and CSK got a revised target of 171 to be chased in 15 overs. The match went down to the wire as Ravindra Jadeja hit a boundary on the very last delivery and took CSK across the line.

With this win, the MS Dhoni-led side have equalled the record of Mumbai Indians for having the most number of IPL titles. After lifting the trophy, the yellow team celebrated their win in a special way as they recreated a famous Instagram reel.

In a video posted on CSK's Twitter, Jadeja was seen entering the dressing room with the trophy in his hand. Later, all the other players posed with the trophy and recreated the popular trend.

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Team India was thrashed by Australia in the World Test Championship, earlier this month. Playing at the Oval, the Rohit Sharma-led side faced a 209-run defeat and their hopes of winning an ICC trophy were brutally crushed. Team India's failure at another major ICC event gave rise to a lot of criticism, as many fans and experts raised questions about the side's Playing XI. The team management went with Ravindra Jadeja as their only spinner in the match, which led to the exclusion of the ace all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin.

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