Tag: Chennai Super Kings

Chennai: All-round Chennai Super Kings (CSK) rode M.S. Dhoni’s brilliance to get back to the top of the table with a commanding 80-run victory over Delhi Capitals (DC) in a top-of-the-table Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Dhoni first helped CSK recover from a […]

Navi Mumbai: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar foresees Mahendra Singh Dhoni making a “massive” contribution in India’s World Cup campaign and he feels it will not be limited to the talismanic player’s much-admired instinctive reading of the game. Dhoni has been in superb form in the ongoing Indian Premier League and has so far amassed […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians spinner Rahul Chahar on Saturday said that among the current bowlers he looks at Imran Tahir for inspiration. “When I was little I used to watch Shane Warne a lot,” he said at a press conference prior to MI’s IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders. “Now I watch Imran Tahir. He has […]

New Delhi: Dwayne Bravo isn’t the one to shy away from an opportunity to have fun with his team-mates. He is known to be a livewire in the Chennai Super Kings dressing room. In a latest video, tweeted by the defending IPL champions, Bravo can be seen giving his team-mate Monu Singh a haircut. Monu […]

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore tweeted a video of captain Virat Kohli and star batsman AB de Villiers in which the pair thanked fans of the franchise for their support and apologised for the team’s dismal performance this season. RCB lost their first six matches on the trot and were the first team to go out […]

Mohali: Opener KL Rahul’s blistering 71 off 36 balls, followed by Nicholas Pooran fireworks (36 off 22 balls) guided Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) to an impressive six-wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at the PCA I.S. Bindra Stadium, here on Sunday. Rahul’s run rampage made […]

Mohali: Heaping praises on his Kings XI Punjab teammate K.L. Rahul, swashbuckling West Indies opener Chris Gayle has said that the Indian batsman was one of the best opening partners he has had in his career. Rahul hit a brilliant 36-ball 71 as Kings XI defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets in their […]

New Delhi: Hardik Pandya tweeted an image on Friday with a caption that said: “Ready for the battle royal.” The post comes on a day when his IPL side Mumbai Indians will know who they will face in the final which is scheduled to be played on Sunday. MI stunned a rampant Chennai Super Kings […]

Visakhapatnam: All-round Chennai Super Kings rode half centuries from Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson to storm into their eighth Indian Premier League (IPL) final as they beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in the Qualifier 2 at the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Friday. After asking Delhi to bat first, Chennai […]

Visakhapatnam: Faf du Plessis may have been in excellent form throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) season but his opening stands with Shane Watson were dwindling in recent games due to the dry run that the latter has been experiencing. However, the pair broke the rut on Friday, putting up 81 runs as Chennai Super […]

Mumbai: Prior to the much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 grand finale between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, the second edition of the #SelectDugoutDebate was closely contested on Saturday with predictions on ‘Who will win worlds toughest T20 finals? from Star Sports Select Experts. The presidential style debate saw Dean Jones, Anil Kumble and […]

Chennai: MS Dhoni has nothing to prove when it comes to captaincy or finishing any game in his trademark style and the stumper has yet again led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their eighth Indian Premier League (IPL) final in 10 seasons and is just one win away from clinching the prestigious trophy for the […]

Hyderabad: There couldn’t be a better end to the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as two of the best teams in the tournament’s history –Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians — square-off in what promises to be an another thrilling clash on Sunday and it will be interesting to see which team […]

Hyderabad: Imran Tahir became the highest wicket-taker in this season’s Indian Premier League during the final between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, here on Sunday. South African leg-spinner Tahir surpassed compatriot Kagiso Rabada with 26 wickets to his name. The 40-year-old removed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan to dent Mumbai’s charge after the CSK […]

Hyderabad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday became the wicket-keeper with most dismissals to his credit in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He now has 132 dismissals (94 catches and 38 stumping) to his name. Chennai Super Kings skipper Dhoni surpassed Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Dinesh Karthik (131 dismissals) when he caught Mumbai […]