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'Crowd Suffered The Most': MS Dhoni Shows Concern For Fans During IPL Final Toss

During GT vs CSK IPL Final toss, MS Dhoni spoke about IPL final getting shifted to reserve day, also showing concern for fans who as per the CSK legend "suffered the most".

GT vs CSK IPL 2023 Final: The toss for Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 Final took place on Monday (Reserve Day), 24 hours after the scheduled time as GT vs CSK IPL 2023 Final on Sunday (May 28) was washed out due to rain mayhem in Ahmedabad. There was a bit of a drizzle during the first innings of IPL final when Gujarat Titans were batting but the play wasn't stopped and eventually after a few minutes it stopped raining. Fans are now hoping for a complete 40-overs game at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

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Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and invited Gujarat Titans to bat first in the summit clash. During GT vs CSK IPL Final toss, MS Dhoni spoke about IPL final getting shifted to reserve day, also showing concern for fans who as per the CSK legend "suffered the most".

After rain washed out IPL Final on Sunday, some fans, who weren't from local or nearby areas, didn't retun home to make sure to witness the mega IPL 2023 Final on the next day. Pictures and videos have gone viral on social media in which several fans, wearing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jerseys, can be spotted sleeping on a railway station's floor.

"We'll bowl first with the rain forecast being around. Yesterday we were in the uble Du dressing room. As a cricketer, you always want to play. It was the crowd that suffered the most. Hopefully, we can entertain them. Pitch has been under cover for a long time, but throughout the tournament, the pitch has behaved well over here, Quite happy it will be a 20-over game we'll be ed in IPL playing. Serves justice to the tournament like this. Same team," Dhoni said after winning the toss.

CSK decided not to make any changes in their playing XI from Qualifier 1, where they defeated GT in their previous encounter.

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