Chennai Super Kings suffered a defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last home match of the league round of IPL 2023. After the defeat, the entire team, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, performed a lap of honor at the Chepauk Stadium in front of the Chennai fans.

Amidst this lap of honor, an incident involving the great Sunil Gavaskar and Dhoni won the hearts of the whole world. In fact, during the lap of honor, Gavaskar came running to Dhoni and asked him for an autograph. After this Dhoni gave Gavaskar an autograph on his shirt and both of them hugged each other. Now Gavaskar has told the story behind this whole incident.

What did Gavaskar say?
Gavaskar revealed that he was not prepared for this and all the decisions were taken on the spur of the moment. Gavaskar said- As soon as I heard that the Chennai team was going to do a lap of honor (a round of the Chepauk stadium), I borrowed a pen. So, I have kept this pen with me as well. Many thanks to Dhoni. Who doesn't love them? What he has done for Indian cricket over the years is amazing. Most importantly for me, he has been a role model. There are a lot of youngsters in India who look up to him. The way Dhoni has carried himself over the years is absolutely brilliant.

What happened in the CSK vs KKR match?
Chennai had to face defeat in their last home league round match on Sunday. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated CSK by six wickets. Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana struck half-centuries as KKR beat CSK by 6 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Batting first, Chennai scored 144 runs losing six wickets. Shivam Dubey scored the highest 48 runs in 34 balls with the help of one four and three sixes.

At the same time, Devon Conway played an inning of 30 runs. In response, the Kolkata team scored 147 runs losing four wickets in 18.3 overs, and won the match. Rinku Singh played an inning of 54 runs in 43 balls. At the same time, captain Nitish Rana remained unbeaten after scoring 57 runs in 44 balls.

With this victory, Kolkata has 12 points in 13 matches and this team remains in the playoff race. At the same time, despite the defeat, the Chennai team remains in the second position in the points table. To reach the playoffs, Chennai will have to win their last match or need the support of luck.

(pc amarujala)