IPL 2023 : CSK vs GT Full Details

Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, two teams who have specialised in proving detractors – and experts – wrong, will start off the 2023 IPL season in front of what is believed to be a full crowd in Ahmedabad. MS Dhoni is in the bright yellow corner, and Hardik Pandya is in the navy blue.

There is uncertainty over whether Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play in the Indian Premier League opener on Friday, when Chennai Super Kings face Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans. Dhoni was unable to bat in the nets on Thursday owing to a knee ailment acquired during a training session in Chennai.

Even before Dhoni’s injury, the Titans were considered favourites, with Pandya leading the team to a title in only its second season. Gujarat won both of the two previous meetings between the two teams last season. Other from that, Gujarat’s Shubman Gill is in excellent form, while Rashid Khan is as steady as ever.

You never know with Dhoni, but this might be his final IPL season, whereas Hardik’s championship defence could lead to his coronation as India’s future full-time white-ball captain. An intra-squad practise session accessible to the public barely an hour before the game at Chepauk is a foreshadowing of things to come at home, but Super Kings will have to deal with five of their first eight games away from home. They had the second-worst economy rate at the auction previous season, at 11.29, but they didn’t quite make up for it.

The IPL 2023 match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.