‘Kya matlab yaha bhi Kohli ko troll kar raha hai’ – Fans react after Gautam Gambhir congratulates CSK on Twitter for IPL 2023 victory

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir took to Twitter to congratulate and heap praise on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for their IPL 2023 triumph. MS Dhoni-led CSK clinched their fifth IPL title after defeating the defending champions Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in a rain-affected yet thrilling final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

After the match, the fans went berserk and  Social media was flooded with different reactions where fans found their ways to become a part of the celebration. The cricket fraternity and fans congratulated CSK for the win. Among all these, CSK also received a special wish who hailed them for winning the five IPL titles saying that it was unbelievable.’ Notably, Gambhir himself is an IPL Champion and lead Kolkata Knight Riders to the title two times in 2012 and 2014.

“Congratulations CSK! Winning 1 title is difficult, winning 5 is unbelievable! #IPL2023,” Gambhir wrote on his Twitter.

Talking about the match, batting first, GT posted a big total of 214 runs for the loss of 4 wickets, powered by Sai Sudharsan’s career-best IPL knock of 96 runs off 47 balls. The 21-year-old smashed eight fours and sixes during his innings and laid the foundation for a big total. Opener Wirddhiman also got out after a well-made 54 runs off 39 balls with five fours and a maximum.

Chasing the winning total, CSK openers just played three balls of the first over before rain decided to play a spoilsport. After that, the match was reduced to 15 overs and CSK now needed 171 runs as per the DLS method to win. Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad put up a partnership of 74 runs for the first wicket in just 6.3 overs. Gaikwad got out after scoring 26 runs off 16 balls, while a couple of deliveries later, Conway also lost his wicket after scoring 47 off 25 balls with four fours and two sixes.

After that, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayadu, and Shivam Dube played a handful of knocks that helped CSK to get closer to the target. Rahane got out after scoring 27 of 13 balls while Rayadu scored 19 off 8. Dube remained unbeaten on 32 runs off 21 balls, but it was Jadeja who finished things off for CSK when 10 runs were needed from the last two balls. He smashed a six on the penultimate balls and a four on the last ball of the match by Mohit Sharma as CSK registered a thrilling victory to clinch their fifth IPL title.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Gautam Gambhir’s comments: