You Cannot Miss Hardik Pandya’s Golden Words For MS Dhoni After CSK Beat GT To Win IPL 2023

With the IPL season 2023 coming to an end, the cricket fanatics are down with a heavy heart as there are no more matches to look forward to until the next season. But the smashing finale of the Indian Premier League 2023 won everyone’s heart. IPL 2023 ended with Chennai Super Kings(CSK) winning the trophy on 29 May 2023. This was CSK’s fifth IPL win after they became winners in 2021.

CSK under the leadership of the iconic MS Dhoni beat last year’s winners Gujrat Titans in the finale. Dhoni garnered attention from the beginning of this year’s tournament and ended it like a king. CSK defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

GT chose to bat first with a score of 214 for four. The match was disrupted due to heavy precipitation. The match ended past midnight due to rain. Set a revised target of 171 in 15 overs, the revised target was reached by the CSK team’s Ravindra Jadeja hit the last two balls for six and four respectively. The yellow jerseys ran into the field with joy and Dhoni stayed in the dugout with his eyes closed feeling content as it could be his final T20 league game.

The heartbreaking loss in the IPL 2023 final didn’t discourage Gujarat Titan’s Hardik from appreciating the efforts of his teammates

He remarked that everyone kept fighting till the very end. He said,

He also added,

Talking about the post-match presentation, Hardik couldn’t stop gushing over his mentor and the skipper of the opposition team, MS Dhoni

In the post-match presentation ceremony, Hardik Pandya said,

“I’m very happy for him [Dhoni]. Destiny had this written for him. If I had to lose, I don’t mind losing to him. I said last year that good things happen to good people. I think he is one of the nicest people I have met. God has been kind to me, but I think God gave him a little more today.”

Though Gujarat Titans became IPL 2023 runners-up, Shubman Gill (890 runs) was awarded the Orange Cap, and the Purple Cap was claimed by pacer Mohammed Shami (28 wickets). Mohit and Rashid Khan were the joint-second leading wicket-takers in the edition with 27 scalps each.

Hardik collected the runners-up cheque and shield and praised and celebrated with his teammates.