IND vs WI: Ravindra Jadeja Has High Respect For MS Dhoni - Chennai Super Kings CEO Clears The Air On Rumours Of Rift Between CSK Legends

IND vs WI: Ravindra Jadeja Has High Respect For MS Dhoni – Chennai Super Kings CEO Clears The Air On Rumours Of Rift Between CSK Legends

Last Update on: June 21st, 2023 at 02:54 pm

CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan cleared the air on the rumours of a rift between CSK players MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. Kasi Viswanathan said Ravindra Jadeja has a high respect for MS Dhoni and there is no rift between both the CSK stars.

During IPL 2023, there were rumours that Ravindra Jadeja has some rift with MS Dhoni. The left-arm spinner had mentioned that he was a little sad that CSK fans cheered at the stadium when he lost his wicket, as they will get a chance to witness Dhoni’s batting. Jadeja also posted some cryptic tweets on Twitter during IPL 2023 which led to such rumours.

Ravindra Jadeja Was A Little Hurt: Chennai Super Kings CEO

While speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan was asked about the possible rift between MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. The CSK boss brushed aside such rumours and said that Jadeja was just little hurt for the crowd celebrating his wicket in IPL 2023.

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“As far as Jadeja is concerned, he bowled superbly. While batting, our line-up of Ruturaj, Conway, Moeen, Rahane, with the results, whenever he [Jadeja] went in to bat, he had 5-10 balls left. In such situations, it can or can’t click sometimes. But the thing is he also knew Dhoni was to come in next, and he himself would get just 2-3 balls sometimes.
In such situations whenever he went in, the crowd used to welcome Dhoni. In a way, he may have felt hurt. Any player for that matter may have had that pressure. But he didn’t complain about it even though he put out a tweet”, Kasi Viswanathan said.

Kasi Viswanathan also said that Ravindra Jadeja has high respect for Dhoni. He also noted how Jadeja dedicated CSK’s victory in IPL 2023 to Dhoni.

“It’s all part and parcel of the game. After the last game, people saw videos online and assumed I’m pacifying Jadeja, but it wasn’t like that. I was talking to him about the match, what he did. We didn’t have any other discussion.
Everyone knows in a team environment, what happens in the dressing room, no one is privy to it outside. We don’t have any problem. He always had high respect for Dhoni. After the final also, he said, ‘I dedicate this knock to Dhoni.’ That is the kind of respect he has for MS,” Kasi Viswanathan further added.

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Ravindra Jadeja became the star of the IPL 2023 final. He hit a six and a four on the final two balls when CSK needed 10 runs for victory off 2 balls against Gujarat Titans. CSK won the IPL 2023 trophy and grabbed the 5th IPL title in their kitty, equalling the record for most IPL trophies with Mumbai Indians.

Ravindra Jadeja Was A Little Hurt: Chennai Super Kings CEO

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