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Dwayne Bravo ends IPL playing career, appointed bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings
"The only difference is I will no longer be standing at mid-on or mid-off! I never thought I would be the leading wicket taker in the history of IPL. But I'm just happy to be a part of IPL history!" said Bravo in an official statement. Bravo had played in the tournament since its inception in 2008.
CSK CEO Viswanathan confirms Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead side in IPL 2023
Viswanathan told CSK TV that he was confident the team will "do well" in the upcoming edition with Dhoni leading the side.
IPL 2023: CSK will look for a long-term captain if it's MS Dhoni's last season, says Pragyan Ojha
The four-time champions CSK appointed Ravindra Jadeja as their next captain but he stepped down from the role mid-way during IPL 2022 and Dhoni led the side for the rest of the season. The franchise has retained the star all-rounder for the next season but it is unlikely that he will get the captaincy role again.
Dwayne Bravo becomes first-ever cricketer to scalp 600 wickets in T20 cricket
Bravo, 38, who is playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred men's tournament, achieved this unprecedented feat while playing against Oval Invincibles at The Oval on Thursday. Before heading to the game which was his 545th match in the format, Bravo had 598 T20 wickets to his name. In the match against the Invincibles, Bravo picked up two wickets for 29 runs in his quota of bowling.
Faf du Plessis roped in by Chennai Super Kings owners for CSA T20 League: Report
But the du Plessis-CSK partnership, which ran from 2011 to 2021, barring 2016 and 2017 when the franchise was suspended from IPL, may be reunited, this time in South Africa's upcoming new T20 League. A report by Cricbuzz says that the Chennai Super Kings management has roped in the former South Africa captain as their marquee signing for the Johannesburg franchise in the CSA T20 League.
Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings owners delighted over buying teams in SA's new T20 League
On Wednesday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that Mumbai and Chennai expanded their footprint in global T20 Leagues by buying the Cape Town franchise, based at Newlands and Johannesburg franchise, based at Wanderers, in its new T20 League scheduled to be held in January and February 2023.
Jadeja removes CSK-related posts from Instagram account; sparks murmurs of rift
"Jadeja didn't wish Dhoni on his birthday this year. (He does it every year). He has also deleted all his CSK-related posts on Instagram. Something is definitely not right," pointed out a cricket fan on Twitter. Since then, social media has been abuzz with things not going fine between Jadeja and CSK. But Jadeja stepped down as the skipper after being at the helm for eight matches, with Dhoni getting back to captaining the side.
IPL Turning Point: Superb bowling in middle overs, Ashwin's blitz help Rajasthan win
After Devon Conway had struck a four and a six off Trent Boult in the third over, Moeen Ali, who came in at the fall of Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first over, blasted 18, 16, and 26 runs in the next three overs, dealing mostly in fours and sixes. Moeen completed a 19-ball half-century. However, the Rajasthan Royals bowlers managed to apply the brakes in the next eight overs bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Trent Boult. Chennai could score only 42 runs in these overs.
IPL 2022: Bowlers, Saha shine to give Gujarat a comfortable seven-wicket win over Chennai
After Gujarat restricted Chennai to a below-par 133/5 despite a 49-ball 53 from Ruturaj Gaikwad, Saha carried his bat through the innings to help them chase down the total with five balls to spare. The result also means that Gujarat have confirmed their spot in the top two of the points table, which means they will get to play in Qualifier 1 at Kolkata on May 24.
IPL 2022: Batting first wasn't a really good idea, admits MS Dhoni
Barring Ruturaj Gaikwad's 49-ball 53, none of the Chennai batters could hang around for long and get a big score as Chennai made just 133/5 in their 20 overs. Moreover, Gujarat's bowling attack stemmed the run flow by not allowing Chennai's batters to hit a boundary in the last five overs.
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