Matthew Hayden said IPL 16 will be the most celebrated season for CSK.
Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden said that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will try to do something unique and special for MS Dhoni in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, as it will potentially be the legendary cricketer’s last appearance as a player in the tournament.
He further said that CSK will celebrate the IPL 2023 like no other, and even the former Indian skipper would want to bow out in style with his fans to finish his legacy.
Matthew Hayden told Star Sports: “See CSK, they notoriously find a way to do things unique and special. Take their hiatus out of their IPL, it was unfortunate the two years they weren’t playing, and they came back the year after that to win the IPL, it was most unexpected. And they have a way!”
The Aussie continued, “MS Dhoni has a way of revitalising, revamping, making it just a completely different look and feel to the side, even though it’s had this great tag of having complete trust in few players and having retained most of their players.
So, for MS Dhoni, I think this year in particular, it’s going to be a year celebrated like no other. It’s the finish I believe of the legacy of MS Dhoni and he will want to go out in style with his fans, who’d want him to go out in style as well.”
Speaking on CSK’s return to Chepauk Stadium, Hayden stated: “2023, here we go again! The IPL is on and it’s also in every venue across India post Covid. It’s going to be remarkable, just the amount of supporters, the Yellow Army that is going to pile into the Chepauk Stadium. And they are going to be the same side that’s going to be very difficult to beat at home as well.”
He signed off by saying, “Their record at home, at Chepauk, is undeniably the best in the IPL. That venue is a fortress. And they are going to have MS Dhoni as their captain, arguably for the last time and that’s going to be one of those moments that no one is ever going to forget. He has especially stayed on in the IPL to say goodbye to his fans at Chepauk and they are going to turn up like you just couldn’t imagine."