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PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2023 Live Updates: Punjab Kings (PBKS) look to make it back-to-back wins when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. PBKS edged out Lucknow Super Giants in their previous outings, thanks to Sikandar Raza's half-century.
Legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar revealed three legends from his era who he believes would have been extremely successful in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In a recent interaction, Gavaskar was asked to choose players from his team who are fit for IPL and he went with World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev as his choice for the all-rounder. As a batter, he chose Sandeep Patil and his choice for the bowler was BS Chandrashekhar whose action he believed would have helped him in white-ball cricket.
Chennai Super Kings has been one of the most consistent side in the Indian Premier League. Led by MS Dhobi, CSK has won four titles in the IPL despite being suspended for two editions from the league. At 41, Dhoni is still a force to reckon with. He has been leading the side with perfection in the IPL 2023 and has also contributed with the bat. Under him, CSK look a calm and assured. While it is still early days to predict whether CSK can qualify for the playoffs, they have shown enough promise.
India and Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed on Tuesday that the new rule of impact substitute has worked well for last year's Indian Premier League finalists Rajasthan Royals, who are at the top of the points table with four wins in first five matches. While none of the three Rajasthan Royals' bowlers — Adam Zampa (1/43 against Chennai Super Kings), Murugan Ashwin (0/11 against Delhi Capitals) and Navdeep Saini (0/34 against Sunrisers Hyderabad) — have been able to make an impact as substitutes, it is their batters who have played crucial knocks.
MS Dhoni's popularity in Chennai is huge. For the Indian cricket great from Jharkhand, Chennai is more than just a second home. Fans often turn up at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai just to see Dhoni practice. There's many reason for his popularity as under Dhoni, CSK has become one of the most consistent sides in the IPL. There's another heart-throb of Chennai - Superstar Rajinikanth. The actor has a mass following not just in Chennai but across India, just like Dhoni.
Speculations of MS Dhoni's IPL retirement are rife this year. Despite nearing the age of 42, the wicketkeeper-batter is still active in the Indian T20 tournament as a player. For the past couple of years, every season is speculated to be his last one, but Dhoni keeps surprising his fans with yet another appearance in the league. The 2023 season is no exception! Dhoni had called time on his international career in August 2020, but in IPL, he continues to spread his charm with some sensational batting and superb glovework behind the stumps.
The Southern Derby between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings lived up to its billings as fans witnessed a high-scoring last-over thriller in Bengaluru. It was the only time these two teams were facing each other in IPL 2023. CSK opener Devon Conway stole the show with his explosive, yet classical batting at M Chinnaswamy. The left-handed batter from New Zealand played a sublime knock of 83 off 45 balls to help CSK post a mammoth total.
The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings notched an eight-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. The win lifted them to the third place in the points table. According to many report, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 might be the last one for Dhoni. However, there has been no confirmation regarding the same. In fact, in this IPL, Dhoni has shown that his hitting prowess is still intact. Apart from superb wicketkeeping reflexes, Dhoni has used himself mostly in the last few years to take CSK towards a big total with some huge hits. His batting is now just scaring the rival bowlers, but his teammates too. In a recent video, which has gone viral on social media, Dhoni can bee seen shadow-practising in the team dugout. As he swings his bat, it almost hits Deep Chahar, who is so frigthened that he moves away.