‘Aaj khel lena Moeen bhai warna…’ – Fans react as Moeen Ali highlights MS Dhoni’s key differences ahead of CSK vs GT Qualifier 1 match in IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings will play in the playoffs for the 12th time in the history of the Indian Premier League. They have been one of the most consistent sides in the IPL. Under MS Dhoni’s leadership, they will look to win what would be their fifth IPL title and get on par with Mumbai Indians. MS Dhoni has led CSK to four IPL titles. CSK have had a good season in IPL 2023. They finished second on the IPL points table. The Yellove Army had eight wins and five losses.
Meanwhile, ahead of the first qualifier against Gujarat Titans, Moeen Ali highlighted what makes CSK different as compared to other teams in IPL. Moeen also spoke about the craft of MS Dhoni. “What separates MS from everybody else as captain in many ways is that say guys have a couple of bad games, especially in the first couple of games, and I think every other team would drop the player or say ‘Look you are probably not good enough right now’,” Moeen told CSK. “And that’s where MS sees things and coaches see things in players. They see the potential and give them chances. Most teams don’t do that. Most teams don’t stick with the players long.” As quoted by News 18.
Chennai Super Kings gives a lot of confidence to the players – Moeen Ali
“In a good team, the competition is high. There are people always fighting for places. So, what happens is you take that responsibility and you want to take your chance. And these chances don’t come very often. So that mindset changes from the player that right ‘I need to take my chance’. But saying that, you need the captain to really speak to the players and the bowling coaches. And that’s where CSK is very special because that’s what they do and they give these guys confidence,” Moeen added.
There are a lot of reports that said that the 2023 season will be the last IPL for MS Dhoni. If it is indeed true, then MS Dhoni will leave no stone unturned to ensure CSK get their hands on yet another IPL title. They would want to win the first qualifier against GT and straightaway get into the final of IPL 2023
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Bhai ko experience hai
— 🔱⑨𓅓🔱 (@tea_for_life_9) May 23, 2023
The difference in clown haarCB captain and management and Dhoni.
— JP Chadda🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇺🇦 (@JP_Chadda) May 23, 2023
Then what about piyush chawla 2020 mein liya tha toh chod kyun diya aur chance dete🤣🤣🤣🤣 andha bhakt
— Im_umesh45 (@IUmesh45) May 23, 2023
Aaj tumhare so called captain cool ka pata saaf ho jayega so best of luck govt servant of csk🙂
— Jit Coc (@CocJit) May 23, 2023
I dare CSK to have purple patel in their team.
— Kaushal Saboo (@KaushalSaboo) May 23, 2023
Mo Bhai itna sab bol diye bas aaj khel bhi lena 🥹🙏🏻
— ✨Prakrati✨Live n Let Live ✨❤️ (@PrakratiKunder) May 23, 2023
Dear Moeen Ali,
You have got a lot of backing after ghosting in most of the games, but now you have the chances to perform when required the most so pls don't ghost in playoffs.— Soumitra khare (@Doc_Supreme_) May 23, 2023
This is what RCB can learn from. Moieen Ali is an ex RCB player as well, he knows what goes behind the scenes..players are never loved or appreciated except for Kohli and Ab de Villiers.
— Troll cricket unlimitedd (@TUnlimitedd) May 23, 2023
Easy to say this when you have other match performers. Your performance might or might not count as others step in! To those targeting RCB, RCB never had the mix that would help where if a player doesn't perform it wouldn't matter. So bodied haarcb etc you can shout all you want.
— Mangalam Undagattum! (@JPngraponnu) May 23, 2023