Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are two IPL teams that are on par with other franchises. These two also won the most trophies in the Indian T20 league, with 4 and 5 titles, respectively.
Harbhajan Singh, India’s ace spinner, spent two years with CSK (2018 & 19), and the Yellow army won the IPL title for the third time in 2018, while the Chennai-based side has played nine IPL Finals. Harbhajan considers his two years with CSK to be the best of his cricketing career.
The off-spinner shares his thought while playing under MS Dhoni-
“Unbelievable. Those 2 years probably were the best years that I played cricket. No stress, no drama. You just go out there, don’t worry about result.
“Even if you lose, it’s fine. This was something different. It was very enjoyable. Everybody was together. Not just the players, families as well. We used to travel around India with lot of people, so it was great fun,” stated Harbhajan during a chat show on Star Sports.
The 42-year-old played for Mumbai Indians (MI) for 10 straight years from 2008-18 with three title victories. He moved to the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2018 and clinched another trophy with the Men in Yellow.
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After winning two IPL trophies in successive editions (2010 &11), the Chennai-based side appeared as an invincible squad in the T20 tournament, reaching the Finals in 2012 &13 but couldn’t manage to lift any title for straight six years. Then came the 2018 season, MS Dhoni-led side’s wait for the trophy came to an end as they managed to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final by eight wickets while chasing the target of 179 runs.
It will be the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League with Gujarat Titans (GT) being the defending champions. It is the most attended cricket league in the World. The inaugural season of IPL began in 2008, and Rajasthan Royals was the opening season champion.
IPL 16 will kick off with the opening game between CSK and GT on 31st March at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. There will be a total of 74 matches played between 10 teams in the 2023 edition of the premium T20 league of the world. The IPL 2023 Finals will be played on 1st June at Wakhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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