The 2023 season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) ended with MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings reigning supreme in the summit clash against Gujarat Titans. By the virtue of this memorable win, Chennai have now won five IPL finals, all under the leadership and guidance of legend MS Dhoni. Chennai ended the league stage on number two position, below table-toppers Gujarat Titans but defeated them in Qualifier 1, becoming the first team to qualify for the final. In the summit clash that took place at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, Chennai Super Kings defeated GT by five wickets in a rain-hit last-ball thriller.
Meanwhile, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja reserved big praise for MS Dhoni, saying that the 2023 season of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be remembered for the legendary wicket-keeper.
"This IPL will be remembered for the color yellow, and for MS Dhoni. His humility, the Dhonimania, his captaincy, his calmness, and his keeping will be remembered for the ages. But most of all, this IPL will remembered for the moment when a legend like Sunil Gavaskar asked MS Dhoni to sign an autograph on his shirt. There cannot be a bigger complement for MS Dhoni. It will be remembered for young batting talent, the likes of Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad. These are stars who'll decorate these grounds for many years to come," Ramiz Raja said on his YouTube channel.
Raja labelled the 16th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) as the greatest season ever.
"The season will also be remembered for the big names that were benched and players from small nations who made a big mark. For the fact that even if you have big names in the coaching staff in the dugout, there's no guarantee of success for the teams. This IPL will be remembered for the fans, for great shot making and for great catching. Jab bowlers wicket lete the toh wo ulte seedhe bhangde nahi daalta the, they rather took their game up in the pressure situations. The tournament will be remembered for Gujarat Titans' bowling and leg spin bowling. This IPL had a wow factor. There has never been a spectacle as big in IPL history," he added.