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The Rise of Chennai Super kings-2018 Champions

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  CSK After Returning from Suspension became Champions by defeating all Odds Rewind a couple of months back to the IPL Auctions and you saw experts rating the CSK side 4 or 5 on a scale of 10. They had a large number of aged players in their side. Most players were well past their prime, including the skipper. How did they lift the IPL trophy on 27 May despite being against all odds? How did they even manage to reach the finals? Let us go right back to the team retention. Trusting The Players and Retaining Core: CSK and MS Dhoni can never be thought of separately. The veteran had to be back to his adopted home once the franchise returned to action. The owners did as expected by retaining the three core Indian players - Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. Not only that, they brought back the coaching staff too. And bringing in Mike Hussey and L Balaji resulted in another masterstroke. The support staff gelled well with the team as they had already been a part of the franchise p...
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Dhoni- The Captain

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 Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership qualities, and said the veteran stumper's willy captaincy was one of the key reasons behind the team's third title triumph in the Indian Premier League It was Dhoni impact. It is very important. Dhoni does have a very strong influence and impact on players. MS's (Dhoni) belief and confidence in a strong role for a player works for us. He has a strong ability to bring the best out of players. Rayudu is a great example, being in and out of the team It is a great dynamic. It is about using the strength of a remarkable captain, with a strong franchise, with a good game plan.MSD was named the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) captain in the IPL by the Star Sports jury, on their flagship show Cricket Connected. Captain Cool, who has a staggering win percentage of 60.11, pipped Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai Indians to a record four titles. Dhoni showed why he is best in the business by claiming another IPL title in 2018 with his captaincy skills and...
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How CSK took home advantage unlike other teams

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    We all Know the pitches in Chennai are dry and turn a lot. Therefore spinners will be a added advantage to any team playing in this pitch. CSK used this advantage like no other team has done. With the likes of Jadeja,Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh , Karn Sharma it helped MS DHONI alot while captaining CSK All of them provided some vital breakthroughs at the right time. With Imran Tahir leading the spin attack and Harbhajan Singh used all his experience supported by Ravindra Jadeja. Overall it has been a complete team effort by the men in Yellow Harbhajan Singh bowled according to the plan against KKR where he took the wicket of Sunil Narine that's an important wicket. And Imran Tahir dismissed Ben stokes where stokes looked a bit dangerous eventhough a lone warrior for their team. Jadeja had his moments be it batting, bowling or fielding. He dismissed Chris Lynn when he was looking dangerous to score big. Overall, CSK used spin bowlers to home advantage like no other team an...
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We have seen best of Dhoni because he batted up the order

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 MS Dhoni’s stature as one of the most destructive batsmen in the world was not built merely on the runs he made, but it was the strike-rate that caught the imagination. IPL-11 has seen the Vintage Dhoni in all circumstances whether the captaincy or The strike power or finishing skills. All these memorable Innings came when he batted up the order i.e; At No.4 for CSK Trun the clock back to KXIP match it was only 3rd match of season for CSK and Ms DHONI delivered for CSK with some vintage striking. CSK might not have won that match but he gave a glimpse of what he is capable of. Note that he continued to play that match With Pain in spine that really shows his commitment and concentration towards the Game. He remained Notout and scored 79(44) with 6 fours and 5 sixes. Against RCB: He displayed brutal hitting and excellent finishing skills proved that why he termed as best finisher in the world by playing such knock. Where he smashed 70(34)* with 7 sixes and 1 four to take CSK to vic...
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The Beast In MS DHONI Unleashed against RCB

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  Dhoni&Rayudu Take CSK home against RCB in 24th match of IPL-11 Csk won the toss and had put RCB in to bat and they responded pretty well even Kohli went quickly. RCB's Gun players AB Devilliers and Quinton Decock kept going and scored runs quickly at their will . They scored 68 & 53 respectively    But ABD dominated bowlers smashed bowlers all out of park with 8 sixes and 2 fours Thereafter Imran Tahir takes CSK back in game by picking 2 wickets of ABD and Corey Anderson Csk did well by taking regular wickets And Mandeep Singh also played a top Innings scoring 32(17) bug Csk cannot restrict RCB by not reaching 200. They end up scoring 205/8  Thakur ,Bravo,Tahir ended up picking 2 wickets each Csk Innings: Chasing a mammoth total CSK started Badly by losing big hitter Watson. Kohli produced a masterstroke by playing into Watson's weakness by bowling Pawan Negi and RCB produced early wicket. Rayudu played his shots and kept scoreboard moving and had a handy p...
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Shane Watson Rose to Occasion by a Century

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  Watson scores Big against his former IPL team  CSK Vs RR match 17 of IPL and it was only 4th game for CSK and Watto delivers big! CSK have been put by RR to bat first comfortably put an mammoth total of 204 for RR Opening the batting for CSK, the former Australian all-rounder looked in good touch from the start and spanked 9 sixes and six fours four to reach the three-figure mark in 51 balls. This was also Watson’s third IPL hundred and fourth in T20 cricket. Incidentally, Watson’s has hit two centuries for Rajasthan Royals but scored one against them for CSK. And not to forget Suresh Raina the star of CSK's batting lineup also played a crucial hand by playing aggressive shots and utilising powerplay moreover giving strike to Watson he scored enterprising Innings of 46(29) which included 9 boundaries in it. Jadeja,bravo,Dhoni contributed well to team to empower them to a total of 204/5 in their 20 overs  Following to the score , CSK's bowlers responded brilliantly by b...
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Highest Run chase in IPL-11 By CSK VS KKR

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  CSK Scripted another emphatic win in their 2nd game against KKR in Chennai It was only the 5th game of the tournament but this has reached the limits of Final such is the anxiety and nervousness this match has had. People gone mad by seeing how CSK pulled this one as well. Highlights of what went down in match 5 of IPL(April 10): KKR actually started the proceedings well a decent start from Lynn&Narine but both dismissed for Trick of Spin bowling actually a smart captaincy from MS Dhoni but overall A good Start for KKR. And from there on Uthappa carried the team and struck a big blows attacking Csk spinners and KKR are bossing with 64/2 in their Power play thereafter Csk kept taking wickets KKR were teetering at 89/5 at the end of 10 overs, having lost three wickets in the last nine runs, when Andre Russell came in to bat. Russell slammed CSK bowlers -- including good friend and West Indies teammate Dwayne Bravo - all over the ground, hitting 11 sixes in total. One of those s...
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How All it started for CSK

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  Chennai defeated Mumbai Indians by 1 wicket with 1 ball to spare at Wankhade Termed as an El-Classico of IPL remained as entertainer for sure in the opening match of 11th season of IPL CSK started well by dismissing Evin Lewis for a duck. Mumbai Indians scored an average-looking total of 165/4. In their chase of 166 at a required run rate of 8.3, CSK lost its way in the middle, losing cheaply its top-rung batsmen Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, captain M S Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav (retired hurt). Dwayne Bravo ploughed the lonely furrow, but ran out of partners in quick succession, with Deepak Chahar and Harbhajan Singh losing their wickets while trying to accelerate But Dwayne bravo had other plans by simply depositing the bowlers out of the park he played a match winning Innings saving CSK from being bowled out for a low score additionally he has won them the match also. Adding a twist,in the last ball of 19th over bravo got dismissed . But the injured Ked...
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