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Tuesday, Jun 17, 2025
Saha would not stand out in the bunch of flamboyant, larger than life characters but the solidity and substance that he brings is something the team cannot do without.
While Dhoni smashed 44 not out from 22 balls in Chennai Super Kings' 80-run victory, it was the two stumpings he pulled off a Ravindra Jadeja over to send back Chris Morris and Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer that were as crucial.
Hours before the final, Richard Madley, who was auctioneer for the first 10 IPL seasons, tweeted an image of the auction sheet for IPL 2008 when Dhoni was sold to CSK for $1.5 million.
After the gruelling league phase of the ongoing IPL, the stage is set for the play-offs with CSK and MI clashing against each other for a place in May 12 final.
Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni will need to summon every ounce of his tactical acumen against a redoubtable Mumbai Indians in Sunday's final which features the tournament's two most successful franchises.
Though fingers crossed, the CSK fans were confident the match will turn in their favour, given their 'Thala' was on the pitch. However, they were left disappointed as Dhoni was run out on a Hardik Pandya delivery for 2 of 8 balls.
Dhoni has led the CSK to eight finals but he was far from a contended skipper.
Called the 'Daddy's Army' for a host of over the hill cricketers in their arsenal, CSK defied all odds to win the title last season and have continued their form this year in the opening exchanges.
Suresh Raina was handed over the captaincy for the away game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Dhoni achieved this feat during his sensational 84-run knock in Sunday's game against Royal Challengers Bangalore which CSK lost by only one run.
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