IPL 2023: Bad news for the fans! MS Dhoni will be out of the first match? Important information revealed

IPL 2023 Match 1, CSK vs GT: Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, the team of Gujarat Titans, who became champions in their very first season, will try to continue the previous success when the charismatic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team will face Chennai Super Kings in the first match of IPL 2023. However, due to Dhoni’s injury before this match, Chennai’s problems have increased.

41-year-old MS Dhoni suffered an injury on his left knee during a practice session in Chennai. He visited Motera on Thursday. Narendra Modi Did not bat during practice at the stadium. When CSK CEO Kashi Vishwanathan was asked about this, he said that as far as I am concerned, the captain will play 100 percent. I am not aware of any other developments.

Pandya has told Dhoni his mentor (guide or guru) many times and he would like to face Dhoni once again. In the last season, Shishya Pandya’s team was successful in defeating Guru Dhoni’s team twice.

Shubman Gill is going through the best phase of his career and there is no let up in Rashid Khan’s consistency. Pandya himself has worked hard on his fitness and after returning from injury in the last IPL, has been performing effectively with the ball and bat.

The team will miss the experienced David Miller in this match, but Rahul Tewatia has done well with the bat for some time now. He will try to fill this gap. New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson is also in the team. Although he is not considered very dangerous in this format, but in low-scoring matches, he can become the team’s troubleshooter.

On the other hand, the last season was very bad for the four-time champion team Chennai Super Kings and the team was at the ninth position in the points table. Now Dhoni is 42 years old, but he has no break in the matter of captaincy. His plans were effective in the last session as well, but there was a shortage in its implementation.

When the 16th season starts on Friday, many changes will be seen in the competition. Due to the ‘Impact Player’ rule, 12 players will play in the match. Dhoni, who uses his resources very thoughtfully, can make himself an ‘Impact Player’ if needed.

The presence of Ben Stokes for Chennai will surely trouble the opposition team, but the England Test captain will not be bowling against the Gujarat Titans. The starting XI of the team will include foreign players like Devon Conway, Stokes and Moin Ali.

However, the performance of the team will largely depend on how Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni perform with the bat. Dhoni will also have the option of a fast bowler like Mathisa Pathirana, who bowls like spinner Mahesh Teekshana and Lasith Malinga.

The Gujarat team does not have any reliable Indian fast bowler other than Mohammed Shami. Shivam Mavi has come in the team but the decision to drop Lockie Ferguson was beyond comprehension. It has to be seen how effective Alzarri Joseph will be in Indian pitches.

Gujarat Titans – Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, Kona Bharat, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Mohammed Shami, Pradeep Sangwan, R Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudarshan, Rashid Khan, Shivam Mavi, Mathew Wade, Odion Smith, Urvil Patel, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller (unavailable for 1st 2 matches), Josh Little (unavailable for 1st match), Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmed, Alzarri Joseph.

Chennai Super Kings – Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Sisanda Magala, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Dwayne Pretorius, Ahya Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Rajvardhan Hangergekar, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Mathisa Pathirana, Mahesh Teekshana, Bhagat Verma, Prashant Solanki, Sheikh Rashid, Tushar Deshpande.