IPL 2023: MS Dhoni smashes roaring shots during net session ahead of Qualifier 1

With Indian Premier League marking its closure and playoffs all set to commence, it will be a festival time in Chepauk when their home side Chennai Super Kings will lock horns against the defending champions Gujarat Titans on May 23. Both sides have looked formidable in the tournament so far and also have a settled playing 11 resulting in GT finishing as the table topper while CSK being at the second spot.

Considering the place in the finals up for grabs, the stakes are higher for this epic encounter and hence MS Dhoni, the CSK skipper was seen leaving no stones unturned for this match. In a video posted by CSK's official Twitter handle, the former Indian captain was seen doing some explosive hitting. It is to be noted that MS this season has adopted this unique role where the former Indian cricketer comes to play only a few deliveries and tries to whack every ball out of the park.

A video post that the CSK put out was captioned, “The Raw Version of the roar! “ and it was seen in the video with the legendary batter going downtown with every ball the right-handed batter faced.

Chennai Super Kings@ChennaiIPL

The Raw Version of the roar! 🔥 #GTvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛

09:00 AM · May 23, 2023

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The previous time when these two teams squared off against each other was in the season’s opening match in which the defending champion GT went on to defeat CSK by 5 wickets. Certainly, GT have had better off CSK every time these two sides have faced each other. In all three matches played between these two teams so far, Hardik Pandya-led team has defeated CSK.

But it will be a tough ask for GT this time around as CSK have certainly looked to be a force to reckon with, having the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway looking solid at the top. And their death bowling has certainly improved from the last time when GT defeated CSK.