Watch: MS Dhoni relives Ravindra Jadeja’s celebration style of IPL 2023 final win
Updated - 22 Mar 2024, 05:39 PM
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MS Dhoni is all set to guide Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Although he has stepped down from captaincy of CSK, he will play a major role with new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad. Ahead of IPL 2024 opening clash, a video of MS Dhoni did the rounds on social media in which he imitated Ravindra Jadeja’s celebration style from last season’s finale.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is set to clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 opener. The CSK vs RCB encounter takes place on Friday, March 22. CSK will clash with Faf du Plessis & Co. at home at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Just a day ahead of IPL 2024 opener, CSK fans had a big surprise as MS Dhoni handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad for IPL 2024. The news came to the limelight after Gaikwad attended the IPL 2024 trophy photoshoot event instead of Dhoni.
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WATCH: MS Dhoni imitates Ravindra Jadeja’s style
MS Dhoni was part of the CSK training camp with other CSK teammates for the last few weeks. During the training, CSK players underwent a lot of net sessions. Now, a video of MS Dhoni is doing the rounds on social media where he was seen imitating Ravindra Jadeja during net sessions.
Jadeja led Chennai Super Kings to victory with a boundary off the final ball last season. After guiding the team to victory, Jadeja ran towards his teammates with both his hands up. Dhoni copied the same celebration style during the training session and fans were quick to notice the same. Have a look at the video below.
MS Dhoni celebrating like Jadeja did after winning the 2023 IPL Finals. 🥹💛#IPL2024 | #MSDhoni | pic.twitter.com/TaJMrWT6UO
— 🜲 (@balltamperrer) March 21, 2024
Ravindra Jadeja gave an astonishing climax to IPL 2023 final last year. The left-handed batter slammed a six and a boundary off the final two balls when CSK needed 10 runs for victory. With the victory, the men-in-yellow won the fifth IPL title to equal Mumbai Indians‘ record.
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MS Dhoni gave captaincy to Jadeja in 2022 season
Interestingly, MS Dhoni also handed over the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja in IPL 2022. However, after a few initial back-to-back losses and Jadeja’s ouster from the league due to injury, Dhoni took over the captaincy back. Later, he also led the franchise to the trophy in IPL 2023.
MS Dhoni stepping down as captaincy has also led to speculation that this can be the last season for CSK legend. However, rumors of his IPL retirement have come in the past seasons too but he made a comeback. Hence, it is highly unpredictable if Dhoni will retire after IPL 2024.
Some new faces in captaincy in IPL 2024
Meanwhile, other than Dhoni, there will be new faces in some other franchises in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya replaces Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians captain. Pat Cummins has displaced Aiden Markram as SRH skipper in IPL 2024. Shubman Gill has been named as Gujarat Titans captain in the season.
