Who will win, Pandya or Dhoni?
A close contest between evenly matched Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans who are led by astute captains
Gujarat Titans are in their second consecutive finals and facing them will be the four-time champions Chennai Super Kings. It is going to be a battle of wits as two astute leaders, Hardik Pandya and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will be eager to stamp their authority on the Indian Premier League. The Season 16 is a tussle between the past and the future captains.
A close contest between evenly matched Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans who are led by astute captains
Gujarat Titans are in their second consecutive finals and facing them will be the four-time champions Chennai Super Kings. It is going to be a battle of wits as two astute leaders, Hardik Pandya and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will be eager to stamp their authority on the Indian Premier League. The Season 16 is a tussle between the past and the future captains.
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00:00Hardik vs Dhoni as well.
00:01Dhoni 1 vs Dhoni 2.
00:04These are two good sides who have shown that they have not just the players, they have the performance to back it up.
00:14And I think, two of the best teams have reached the final.
00:23Hello, everyone.
00:25It's been a dream IPL this year and the two teams at the end of the league, who have topped the league, are still the ones that are contesting in the final.
00:36So, now we are going to talk about what happened in the qualifier and what's going to happen tomorrow.
00:42And joining me in the show is UAE opener Chirag, a cricket enthusiast's side who is always ready to talk about cricket.
00:52And my colleague, Shant Mishra, Senior Associate Editor. Welcome to Talking IPL.
00:57Thank you, Sadesh.
00:58Hello, Sadesh.
00:59Hi, guys. Hi, hi, hi.
01:01Okay. Chirag, I am going to start with you.
01:05Being an opener, how thrilling it was to watch Shubman Gill take the Mumbai bowling apart in a crucial game like this?
01:14I think we all called it, didn't we?
01:17That the openers are going to play a big role and the way he has batted.
01:22Shubman, I think we got our predictions spot on with Gujarat going through.
01:27Too strong on the day. Too strong throughout the tournament.
01:31Of course, they had that one lapse. But I think they have been the best team throughout.
01:35They topped the table. I think they are deserving finalists.
01:37Yeah, and you predicted that they will beat Mumbai, isn't it?
01:41Very good. Proper. When we all went for Mumbai, you said Gujarat might win it.
01:48So, you had a sneaky peek.
01:50I honestly felt that… We all had a discussion and we saw that their batting, the depth of their batting, the depth of the options they have with the ball as well.
02:01I think they are just a very good all-round team.
02:04We all spoke about, even when the tournament started, on paper, they were a good team.
02:11But of course, being on paper is a different thing.
02:13Performing is a different ball game altogether.
02:16I think they proved themselves this series.
02:18Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni final.
02:23Past versus future, maybe.
02:26So, I mean, what more can you ask for?
02:28True. True.
02:30Coming to Sai, Mumbai did not live up to the expectations in that crucial qualifier, isn't it?
02:38They were there, almost. They have reached.
02:40But are you happy with the show or what do you feel?
02:45Because they were the last-last time and it was a big difference this year.
02:49They made a good show coming in up to the third place.
02:52But what do you think, Sai?
02:54Actually, Mumbai's entry into the play-off itself is very surprising, you know.
02:58I mean, nobody expected them to play in the same play-offs.
03:01And I mean, as Chidagan, even Satish, I am sorry, Shyam had mentioned in his analysis, GT was the best team, you know.
03:09So, GT lived up to their expectations.
03:12And Mumbai, I mean, how many bowlers can they have, you know?
03:15Yesterday's hero is today's villain.
03:17I mean, yesterday Akash was a hero with five wickets.
03:20And today, I mean, the next day he was smashed.
03:22And actually, even Gujarat Titans, starting off, you know, till Akash Madhwal's over,
03:27it looked as if the pitch was doing something, the ball was doing something.
03:31Mumbai will get back, get there, get there.
03:33But when he went berserk, I think the game was lost there.
03:36Mumbai lost it in the first innings.
03:38I mean, when Shubham Gill, oh, magnificent innings from Shubham Gill.
03:42And I mean, Sky did try to replicate.
03:45But unfortunately, yeah, there are lot of areas of improvement for Mumbai.
03:49And I am very confident they will go back to their, you know, team and they will come back with a different strategy next IPL.
03:58Yeah, do you think Madhwal's inexperience showed in the big stage, Sai?
04:03Probably, pressure played a lot for Madhwal, to a little extent, yes.
04:07And, you know, I think, you know, like Chirag was saying in the last talking session,
04:11that if you bowl well, you will be analysed, your data analytics will be studied by the…
04:16Absolutely, absolutely.
04:18So, he must have been studied thoroughly and Shubham Gill might have been given direction
04:22on what to do, you know, take him on, take him on.
04:24So, probably, that must have been the thing.
04:27And it actually, I mean, it gives lot of insight into the inside cricket.
04:31I mean, having Chirag with us.
04:33Yes, of course, of course.
04:35Shyam, why did Mumbai go wrong, Shyam, in your analysis?
04:42Mumbai didn't go wrong, actually.
04:47Shubman just got it really right.
04:50I cannot tell you, wow, okay.
04:52Chirag is spot-on.
04:54I mean, it's just that Gupta got it perfectly right.
04:58So, to use Sai's words…
05:01You know, I love this about Shyam.
05:04Whenever he has got a point, he doesn't care.
05:06He makes it.
05:07I love that about Shyam.
05:09Throughout the season, in his analysis, even though we don't agree sometimes with him,
05:13he is very stuck on his opinions, you know.
05:17He wants to get his point across.
05:19I love that.
05:21Alright.
05:21Now, coming back to this, Matt.
05:23See, why I say Mumbai didn't go wrong, because Sai was spot-on when he said that
05:29we didn't expect Mumbai to make the play-offs.
05:32I even stuck my neck out in the first week of IPL and said that I would be surprised
05:40to see Mumbai in the play-offs.
05:43Simply put, I didn't expect Mumbai to make the play-offs.
05:46Simply because of the team they had.
05:48Simply because of the injuries they had.
05:50And the lack of impact bowlers they had.
05:52So, if you look at Mumbai's bowling, Jason Berendraff, Riley Meredith played couple of
05:58games and he didn't even see him.
06:00Berendraff, at least we saw him for a while.
06:02Cameron Green.
06:04And finally, you had somebody, found somebody like Akash Madhav to take you into the semi-finals.
06:10I mean, to the play-offs.
06:13So, which doesn't speak much well about their bowling resources.
06:17So, which is why I said Mumbai wouldn't make the play-offs in the first week itself.
06:23So, when having made the play-offs, I thought, okay, I realized that…
06:27See, I always believed that the best teams need not always win.
06:31And Mumbai didn't have the best team here.
06:33See, it's how you play the games.
06:35And the thing is, Mumbai have got such a wealth of experience.
06:39They have 5 IPL titles.
06:41So, remember that they have been there and done that.
06:43So, they know how to play the situation.
06:45Which is why, yesterday when…
06:47The last time when we talked,
06:49when you guys asked around for Gujarat vs Mumbai, who will win?
06:54It's a no-brainer to say that Gujarat will win because…
06:57Simply because of the strength of the team.
06:59Gujarat bats all the way down to No. 10.
07:02They have so many players, so many bowlers that somebody like Tewadia doesn't get a bowl.
07:09So, which means, on paper, they have such a very, very good team.
07:13If you look at the league phase, out of the 14 games, they lost only 4.
07:18And they were very dominant in the rest of them.
07:20So, which actually speaks about their quality.
07:24So, compared to player-for-player, I mean, Gujarat were far ahead.
07:30I expected Mumbai's experience to tide over.
07:33But the thing is, I didn't expect somebody like Shubman Gill to come and just steal the match away.
07:40Essentially, I think he was the difference.
07:43I mean, it's not to belittle the other contributions.
07:47But once Shubman took over, I think there was only one winner.
07:51Because when you are chasing 233, you are chasing close to 12 runs and over.
07:58So, with every… If you don't maintain 12, which means your strike rate is going up.
08:05So, I thought Mumbai gave themselves a very good chase.
08:08Because until Suri Kumar Yadav was there, I thought Mumbai was in the game, actually.
08:13So, it was just that Gujarat's quality came through.
08:17So, Mumbai didn't falter. It is Mumbai who gave their best shot.
08:20But that was not good enough against a quality side like Gujarat.
08:23True, Shyam. Absolutely.
08:27Yeah. By and large, we spoke about the Mumbai team.
08:32But do you think they will come back stronger?
08:34Because you see some good youngsters coming in this year.
08:37So that can form the base for next year and they can come back and plan.
08:41They still have a lot of time for that.
08:43But because of being a five-time champion, they will come back stronger, isn't it, Shyam?
08:48See, the thing is, with Mumbai, they know how to do this.
08:52They have the resources.
08:53They are backed by Reliance, one of the biggest business houses in India.
08:57So, finance is not a problem.
08:59But I am really worried about the players they buy.
09:03Because to me, the biggest blunder they made was to buy Jofra Archer.
09:07You know, the man is injured and he is available for the last…
09:11When they bought him here, he was not available for that year.
09:14But they banked on him for the next year.
09:16But the next year also, his fitness was still running.
09:19I think he will be out of the ashes as well.
09:23So, which means, I think Mumbai earned badly in buying Jofra Archer.
09:29Then, of course, maybe they didn't factor in the fact that Bumrah will also be out of action.
09:35I think these two hurt them a lot.
09:37See, when you get a player like Chris Jordan…
09:41I mean, I am not a huge fan of Chris Jordan.
09:43People say that he is a death bowler and he is a T20 bowler.
09:47I have never been impressed.
09:49He looks good in the England set-up because they have such good quality bowlers.
09:55So, when he comes on, there is already pressure on.
09:57So, he comes in an advantage.
10:01But in IPL, it is a different kettle of fish.
10:03So, here, he gets exposed.
10:05I don't remember a single match where Jordan has made an impact.
10:09So, I mean, I thought that Jordan was a bad buy as well, of course.
10:15I think they didn't have much choice in buying Marilyn Meredith or Barron Rock.
10:21Because that's all that was left to buy.
10:25In fact, their best buy was Cameron Green.
10:28Yeah, true.
10:32Chirag, coming to Gujarat, looks like it's been Shubman Gill who has been a lone ranger, isn't it?
10:39Because if you look at it, apart from Shubman Gill, there is no single batter who is in the top 20 for Gujarat.
10:46Whereas, if you are looking at… I am going forward now to tomorrow's game.
10:50But if you are looking at Chennai, you have Vritharaj, you have Conway, you have Shivam Dubey.
10:56They are all in the top 10, scoring runs.
10:59At the same time, you have Rahane, Jadeja, Mohin, Dhoni, all these guys coming up with small cameos.
11:04Do you think that will hurt in a big game like a final?
11:08Because it's too much pressure on one person.
11:10Yeah, I mean, rightly said.
11:13I think Shubman has taken the cake and he has just completely outperformed every single person in the league.
11:21And he has really, really taken Gujarat, you can say, into the finals.
11:27I was chatting with Yuvraj, Yuvraj Pa, Yuvi Pa as well.
11:32And he said that, Chirag, the way Shubman is batting, Shubman will win them the IPL this year.
11:37And he obviously is someone who has mentored Shubman.
11:42And you know, Shubman trains with him pre-season and all these kind of things.
11:46So, he has seen Shubman.
11:47And he said, Chirag, the way he is batting at the moment, he will single-handedly win them the IPL.
11:52And literally, we watched the game and he single-handedly…
11:57The way he was batting.
11:58Even after scoring that 100 and then he was just taking down…
12:01Just the way he batted.
12:03That 6-2 push, Chawla straight down the ground.
12:06The flicks, the pick-up shots.
12:08He has played over cover.
12:09He has played all around the ground.
12:11I mean, it was such a joy to watch.
12:13And it wasn't like a brutal innings that he is absolutely gone and he just tongued and hammered the ball.
12:19But no, it was just timing, class, good cricketing shots.
12:23And it's just so good to see.
12:25So good to watch.
12:27Don't be surprised because he is not playing any high-risk shots, right?
12:32So, the chance of success, the chance of being consistent is very high.
12:37Because it's not high-risk cricket.
12:39It's quality cricket.
12:40It's high-percentage cricket.
12:41So, don't be surprised if he puts on a show again in the final.
12:44Don't be surprised.
12:46Okay.
12:47But my next question is going to be the same thing like that.
12:50He has really learnt the art of batting in T20, isn't it?
12:55No longer you don't have to be a brutal attacking batsman to score runs in T20.
13:00He has completely given you a new perspective where you can be very safe.
13:04At the same time, very effective as well.
13:07Yeah, absolutely.
13:08He said, he discussed his things.
13:11And he said, yeah, you know, labeling me as a test cricketer.
13:15You know, he played for KKR.
13:16His strike rates were like 100, 115, 120 maximum.
13:19You know, like 40 or 50.
13:21You know, 50 or 40 balls.
13:22That kind of innings he was playing.
13:25But that's how you sort of learn.
13:27You know, you get that exposure.
13:28You open up your shots.
13:30When you are new, you don't have that confidence to play all your shots.
13:34See, you hold back.
13:35You hold back.
13:36Now, when the confidence is high, when you see the ball, his bat is flowing like…
13:40You know, it's just muscle memory.
13:42He is just reacting to the ball.
13:43There is no…
13:44He is not planning anything or anything.
13:46He is seeing the ball and he is playing the shot.
13:48He is just reacting.
13:49And that's when you are at your best.
13:52And you know, just…
13:53So, that flow is there.
13:54You know.
13:55And it's just such a treat to watch, I think.
13:57Someone who I really liked watching yesterday was also Tilak Varma.
14:01I mean, he played that cameo.
14:03But you know, he really put the pressure on Shami.
14:06And mind you, Shami has been the top bowler of the IPL.
14:10And he was taking down Mohammed Shami.
14:12Literally, Mohammed Shami was finding somewhere to hide in that over.
14:17I kid you not.
14:18He did not want to bowl.
14:19He did not want to bowl the next ball.
14:21You know, you could see that in his face.
14:22He did not want to bowl the next ball.
14:24That's the kind of pressure.
14:25So, we are seeing these amazing talents come through.
14:28And it's so exciting, you know.
14:29Like we discussed about the auction, you know.
14:32Mumbai Indians spent 17 crores, 15 crores on 2 players.
14:37You know, around 30 crores out of the 70 crores.
14:40And those 2 players are not there.
14:41Still, to reach the playoffs is a big, big achievement for MI.
14:46I think they have a successful season.
14:49Because without your 2 top bowlers.
14:51You know, the bowlers who are leading your pace attack.
14:53Still, to be in the playoffs, it's just about the experience.
14:57And because of their awareness and things like that, they have reached the playoffs.
15:01Because, to be honest, they didn't have the sight to be in the playoffs for me.
15:03They have done extremely well.
15:05Absolutely, correct.
15:07True.
15:08Saad, coming to you.
15:11If you look at the bowling options in tomorrow's game.
15:153 guys, the top 3 who are leading the purple cap race is the 3 Gujarat bowlers.
15:21Shami, Rashid Khan and you have Mohit Sharma.
15:25At the same time, we have some top 10 guys as well.
15:30So, in Chennai.
15:32So, who will strike it, you think, Saad?
15:38See, basically, you know, Gujarat Titans has Shubham Gill as a batsman.
15:44But he is strongly backed up by the bowling unit of Shami, Mohit Sharma and Rashid Khan.
15:49Each of them are competing for the purple cap.
15:53And definitely, since Shubham Gill is playing.
15:57I don't know if you have seen the 2 weak areas.
16:01He was luckily dropped.
16:03In the Chennai match and in the Mumbai match.
16:07He was dropped, I think, long on.
16:10I mean, mid wicket.
16:13He was dropped there and definitely Dhoni will be studying this and trying to find his weak areas.
16:18And trying to see whether he can be targeted.
16:22And let's see how Dhoni catches his weak areas.
16:27And with the bowling attack of Chennai with only Pratish Rana and Tikshana.
16:32It's all depending on how Shubham Gill...
16:35The bowlers of Chennai versus Shubham Gill.
16:37And definitely the bowlers of Gujarat Titans versus...
16:40It's going to be a challenge.
16:43Rashid Khan should come out.
16:45I mean, it's going to be...
16:47He has been performing so well.
16:49So, he is eager.
16:51I want him to take the purple cap.
16:57Shyam, do you think it's a clash of Gujarat bowlers versus Chennai batsmen tomorrow?
17:06No, not just that.
17:09Hardik versus Dhoni as well.
17:13Dhoni 1 versus Dhoni 2.
17:16See, these are two good sides.
17:20Who have shown that they have not just the players, they have the performance to back it up.
17:25And I think, two of the best teams have reached the final.
17:29Now, whether it is Dhoni versus Hardik Pandya or whether it is...
17:32I mean, I hate to classify it as a match-up because both have good sides.
17:37And Chennai, when they started off, they didn't have such a good side.
17:40In the sense, their bowling was suspect at that point of time.
17:43And I think, the arrival of...
17:46Or the return from injury of Deepak Chahar.
17:48The arrival of the Sri Lankan, Patrana.
17:50And the Auspina, I forget his name.
17:52Tishnath.
17:54Yes, Mahesh Tishnath.
17:56Mahesh Tishnath is an excellent wide ball cricketer.
17:59Especially, with the new ball.
18:01Although he is an Auspina, he opens the bowling for Sri Lanka.
18:06I mean, he has been very, very impressive.
18:08So, arrival of these guys have actually beefed up the Chennai attack.
18:12So much so that, we don't see even bowling an hour over.
18:17In an odd match or two, he had bowled a couple of overs.
18:19That's about it.
18:21And of course, Jairjan Jha has been excellent in a way.
18:26He has been on.
18:28So, they have the bowling as well as the batting.
18:30Chennai's batting, of course, mainly revolves around...
18:34We are talking about Subhman Gill simply because he has scored more than 800 runs.
18:38But remember that Rudra's Gaikwad has been doing just the same thing for Chennai
18:44without so much of fanfare.
18:46And not just that, they have a very good opening partnership going on with Devon Conway.
18:51So, I would say, it is a battle of two evenly matched sides.
18:56And I just can't wait to watch.
18:58Welcome. Welcome, Chamindao.
19:00Thanks for joining.
19:03Welcome to the show. Really appreciate your time.
19:05Time and again, we see these big teams or the so-called favourites.
19:10They falter in the...
19:12They do well in the league stages.
19:14But they falter in the knockout stages.
19:16Is it pressure?
19:18Or, as a coach and a mentor of the mentors, Akkarami by J.M.R.
19:22How do you train your kids on the mental aspect of the game?
19:25On the handling of the pressure as well, Chamindao?
19:28Well, I think they are all professionals.
19:31And when you play a tournament like this,
19:34you have to be very consistent right throughout.
19:38And when you play so many matches,
19:42but you got to be very consistent and perform to the team.
19:48And one team, I would say that, you know,
19:54Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans are playing really, really well
19:59right throughout the tournament.
20:01So, those are the key things, you know.
20:03You have to focus.
20:05And when you want to relax, you relax.
20:07You got to focus and play according to the situation is very, very vital.
20:13And analyzing these two teams, both Chennai and Gujarat,
20:18what do you think are the strengths that has helped them to reach where they are right now?
20:24The top two teams in the playoffs as well as they are in the final as well.
20:28Well, all three departments, if you take both teams,
20:34and all three departments, batting and bowling, fielding,
20:38are right on the money, you know.
20:42Just every game they do according to the plan
20:48and they stick to the plan and they really execute the plan in the middle.
20:53That's why they won so many games and they are being into the finals.
20:57We are almost in the final match.
21:00Okay, let's start with Chirag.
21:04Chirag, between the two, who is your favorite?
21:06I am backing Gujarat Titans.
21:09They are going to do a double.
21:11Two titles in a row.
21:13They are the informed team, you know.
21:15They are coming off a super, super win.
21:17And the spirits are high.
21:19I mean, so is Chennai.
21:20But I feel that Gujarat have the momentum.
21:22They have the bowling.
21:23And you know, in these kind of final games,
21:27I am not sure if it will be very high-scoring games.
21:29But I feel the bowlers will come to the party.
21:32Lovely.
21:33Shyam, who is your favorite?
21:36And thankfully, Mumbai is not there in the final.
21:38So, Chennai can win.
21:40Whether Mumbai is not there or not.
21:44I will be dispassionate in selecting.
21:46See, the difference here is, there is no difference between the two teams.
21:51Both of them are evenly matched.
21:53There is a wealth of talent on both sides.
21:55But I would go with Chennai.
21:59That makes you happy all the more.
22:01I am sure.
22:03I am a Chennai fan.
22:04So, I am very happy.
22:05For the simple reason, Chennai has won this four times.
22:10And you have one man called Dhoni there.
22:12And the way he handles games, he handles situations.
22:18I mean, nobody can handle that way.
22:22If Gujarat has to win this match, they have to do exactly what they did to Mumbai.
22:30They just have to take the match early away from them.
22:35So far away from them that they can't chase it down.
22:39Or else, if you give a sniff of a chance, Chennai will be in the mix.
22:44Which is what I think will happen.
22:47Gujarat will give them a sniff of a chance.
22:50And Chennai will come swarming back.
22:52And I think that is what will decide the title in Chennai's favour.
22:56Thank you. Thank you, Shyam.
22:58Sai, what about you?
23:01See, previously it was Mumbai 1 vs Mumbai 2.
23:05And now it is Dhoni 1 vs Dhoni 2.
23:07My head is saying Gujarat titles.
23:10And my heart is saying Chennai Super Kings.
23:12So, let's hope for the best.
23:14Whether it is the victory of the head or the heart.
23:16Okay, lovely.
23:17Chaminda, I know you wanted to be diplomatic.
23:20You might say that the best team will win.
23:22But I wanted you to pick a team, Chaminda.
23:24Well, it is very difficult to pick a team.
23:28Both teams are very talented.
23:30The way they play.
23:32And they have a lot of entertainers in the team.
23:37But slight advantage for Gujarat titans.
23:42Because they are playing in Ahmedabad.
23:45And the best team will win.
23:49Okay.
23:51Being a cricketer, it is very difficult to say that this team will be performing well.
23:57But I am quite happy with both teams.
23:59And you know, very excited to see them performing in the middle.
24:04And well, up to the captain, two captains.
24:08And the team to do their best for their team.
24:12I was told that you are going to relocate to Dubai soon.
24:15So, how much are you looking forward to coming into Dubai and being a resident of UAE?
24:20How much are you looking forward to it?
24:22Well, I am really looking forward to work at JMR Sports Academy.
24:29And to see so many talents in Dubai.
24:34And getting them into the next level.
24:38And quite interested to see.
24:40When I was there last time, I saw a lot of young talent.
24:45And looking forward to the stint in Dubai.
24:50Lovely. Thank you.
24:52So, we are all hoping that it will be a very thrilling contest.
24:56Exciting contest tomorrow.
24:58Hadish, you didn't say who will win.
25:00Right from day one, I have been only saying Chennai.
25:04They have reached the final.
25:06After yesterday's game?
25:08No, no, no.
25:10See, again, at the end of it, it's one wicket.
25:12If Chennai could manage Gill's wicket, I think Gujarat will be in a bit of a no-man's land.
25:17That's what I am hoping that it will happen.
25:20So, it's going to be Gujarat for you, right?
25:22It's absolutely Chennai, Shyam. No chance of Gujarat.
25:26With Dhoni playing some mind games, right?
25:30Of course. See, the last game also.
25:32Shubman Gill was a little surprised when he gave the catch and he got out.
25:38Because he was shaping up well.
25:40And somehow, Dhoni managed to get that wicket.
25:42I am sure he will come up with another magic tomorrow as well.
25:45So, I am confident of Chennai winning their fifth and equalling Mumbai's record.
25:5010-minute time-out.
25:52For the best.
25:55See, again, we can always talk about it.
25:59That four-minute wasting.
26:01Okay, I can always ask Chaminda about it.
26:04Chaminda, what do you think?
26:06Is it a smart move or do you think it's not the right spirit of Dhoni wasting four minutes
26:12to bring in Patti Rana to bowl and make sure that he bowls his full quota of overs?
26:19I think it's a clever move.
26:23As a captain, using Patti Rana.
26:29The way they are using Patti Rana, their overs are remarkable.
26:35And the only person there to bowl last 17 overs.
26:41So, I think it's a clever move.
26:43Very good. Thank you.
26:45So, that settles my argument as well.
26:50I mean, I am not disputing that.
26:54I am not saying that it's not wrong.
26:56But you don't expect something from somebody of Dhoni's stature.
27:01You think Dhoni is above gamesmanship.
27:04But if this is not gamesmanship, what is it?
27:06Again, Cham, at the end of it, all is fair in love and war and sports.
27:14It's a very smart move.
27:21Because when it comes to IPL, IPL bringing all the technology.
27:28And you know, they are changing laws, bringing impact player.
27:33And it's all about entertaining people.
27:38And the way he handled it, absolutely brilliant.
27:43But Satish, as a fan, you know, that 9 minutes, I think the TV companies made the money.
27:49And as a fan, I would have seen, you know.
27:51See, if you just let us put that he didn't wait for that 9 minutes.
27:55He had to get Mohin Ali.
27:57And Mohin Ali would have actually had 25 runs from Vijay, Shankar and Rashid.
28:00It would have changed the complexion of the game.
28:03And also, as a fan, when a batsman, I mean, cricketers can tell, you know.
28:08You make the batsman wait, he will start thinking.
28:11And he is playing mind games.
28:12And then that thinking will create more problems.
28:14People are like, you know, they will play with instincts, they play better.
28:19But if they start thinking, you know, you make them think, then you falter.
28:22So, I think, personally, I am a big, big fan of Dhoni.
28:27I mean, I love his way, I love his strategies.
28:29But I think that was not in the spirit of gamemanship or fair play.
28:33I honestly believe that, in my opinion.
28:35Yes, we all have this agreement and disagreement.
28:39That is what makes making IPL the IPL that it is.
28:44And let's hope how things unfold tomorrow.
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28:56Thank you, everyone.
28:57Thanks, Jeevag.
28:58Thank you, Chaminda.
28:59Thank you, Shyam.
29:00Thank you, Sai.
29:01Everyone, enjoy.