Inspired by the stunning victory over Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings’ senior spinner, Harbhajan Singh went on to deliver a strong message.
The pumped-up off-spinner asked everyone to be wary of the challenge which CSK will bring to the table.
Chennai Super Kings were almost out of the contest against Mumbai Indians in the opening game of IPL 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium before Dwayne Bravo (68 from 30 balls) and Kedar Jadhav ( 24 from 22 balls) stunned the opposition much to the delight of all the CSK fans.
“I don’t think I have ever played an innings like this in any format. So this is a special one,” Bravo said after the match.
It was pretty much of underperformance with the ball. And the chase began on an ominous note. The downfall began early and didn’t stop until Bravo and Jadhav forged together and got into the rescue act.
Mumbai set a target of 170 to chase, and CSK were left reeling 119 for eight per 17 overs in reply. But, the incredible moments soon unveiled itself.
With Jasprit Bumrah and Mustafizur Rahman waiting to bowl the death overs, it seemed the match was now in Mumbai Indians’ pocket.
However, the wild swings from Bravo and Jadhav ensured a drastic turnaround. Boated by this effort, CSK, despite all the uncertainties was able to earn a joyous return to the scheme of things.
Harbhajan, who formerly was with CSK’s opposition of last night until previous season, was greatly excited and expressed it through tweets just after the culmination of the game.
He tweeted:
“YEEEEEESSSS CSK IS BACK IN IPL AND HOW…. GREAT GAME…YOU BEAUUUUUUUUTY. TOP SHOT TO FINISH TH GAME.”
YEEEEEESSSS CSK IS BACK IN IPL AND HOW…. GREAT GAME…@DJBravo47 YOU BEAUUUUUUUUTY ??⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @ChennaiIPL @JadhavKedar TOP SHOT TO FINISH TH GAME #whitslepodu
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 7, 2018
Later on, he had a cinematic style message for the oppositions while appreciating the team effort put on by his side.
இது வேற மாதிரி ஆட்டம் .வெறி தனமான ஆட்டம் .இது சும்மா ஆரம்பம் தான் மா @ChennaiIPL ன்னு சொன்னாலே பழைய ரெகார்டஸ் லாம் கண்ணு முன்னாடி வந்து போகுதா @DJBravo47 நீ கலக்கிட்ட பங்கு #DhillurundhaVaa
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 7, 2018
The MI side did not retain Bhajji at the time of the auction. But, he was later bought by CSK for his base price of 2 crores. He came out for the first time representing a franchise other than Mumbai Indians. He played ten seasons right from the start of the inception of the league.
During this stint, he won three IPL titles and two Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) trophies. It was a calm start to his fresh campaign.
He ended with figures of 0/14 from his two overs spell. With the bat, he made just eight off five balls after coming in to bat in a tense situation.
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