🏏IPL 2023: Match 49 - CSK vs MI on 06/05/2023 at 3:30 PM IST 🏏 - Page 59

Rohit Sharma | MI captain: - Everywhere I guess (on what went wrong), we didn't bat well enough, didn't put enough runs for the bowlers to defend. We had an off-day as a batting unit. We just did what we felt was comfortable (on him going down to 3), needed an Indian batter to bat in the middle overs against spin after unfortunately losing Tilak Varma, but we lost three wickets for just 16 runs. He's bowling really well (on Piyush Chawla), the other bowlers need to rally around him, that's what the team needs, everyone has to come forward and chip in contributions. There's no such home advantage this season, everyone has won and lost at home, we need to do all the three departments of the game, we'll play at home in the next two games, we'll see how it goes.

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Getting 35 points

But Apan log jeet gaye 🥳

I second you🤩csk jeete NRR ka bhi faida huya unhe🥳

#WhistlePodu🥳

MS Dhoni: It was a very crucial game for a simple reason if you see the points table there's a muddle. Last few games the results have not gone in our favour and so it is good to be on the winning side. I was doubtful with the decision at the toss, I wanted to bat first but the think tank thought about the rain, I was slightly outnumbered and so we went with the majority. If there is some kind of a confusion then we sit and talk about it. I felt the wicket will slow down and that was the reason behind it, and even if rain comes then the majority of the game would have been done.

MS Dhoni: It was a very crucial game for a simple reason if you see the points table there's a muddle. Last few games the results have not gone in our favour and so it is good to be on the winning side. I was doubtful with the decision at the toss, I wanted to bat first but the think tank thought about the rain, I was slightly outnumbered and so we went with the majority. If there is some kind of a confusion then we sit and talk about it. I felt the wicket will slow down and that was the reason behind it, and even if rain comes then the majority of the game would have been done. People who don;'t have a very clean action batters find it difficult to pick them. It is not the pace or variations, but the consistency. I would prefer him not to play red-ball cricket and play all the ICC tournaments, he would be a great asset for Sri Lanka. He was slightly lean last season and has added muscle this season.

Matheesha Pathirana | Player of the Match: My journey with CSK started from last year, I came in as a replacement and played only two games last year, but this season I am playing more and I am happy. They give me a lot of confidence

Matheesha Pathirana is the Potm 🥳

I love how much Dhoni adores and cares for Pathirana

Talking his career as SL player

How much he wants him to do well for SL in ICC tournaments

It is really sweet ❤️

Originally posted by: MoodyMango

MS Dhoni: It was a very crucial game for a simple reason if you see the points table there's a muddle. Last few games the results have not gone in our favour and so it is good to be on the winning side. I was doubtful with the decision at the toss, I wanted to bat first but the think tank thought about the rain, I was slightly outnumbered and so we went with the majority. If there is some kind of a confusion then we sit and talk about it. I felt the wicket will slow down and that was the reason behind it, and even if rain comes then the majority of the game would have been done. People who don;'t have a very clean action batters find it difficult to pick them. It is not the pace or variations, but the consistency. I would prefer him not to play red-ball cricket and play all the ICC tournaments, he would be a great asset for Sri Lanka. He was slightly lean last season and has added muscle this season.

It is rare to see Dhoni being so open and showing his admiration for a player, atleast I haven't seen him do so

He cares so much about Pathiraana❤️

https://twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1654852223044849665?s=20

Congrats BODALARESHMA03 for topping today's csk vs mi match🥳