The 2023 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end on Monday (May 29), with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets (DLS method) to lift the trophy for the fifth time.

In a rain-marred affair, GT piled up a mammoth 214/4 on the board and CSK chased down the revised target of 171 on the final delivery of their stipulated 15 overs.

After the final, former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said that the league’s 16th season would be remembered for CSK skipper MS Dhoni.

“This IPL will be remembered for the color yellow, and for MS Dhoni,” Ramiz said in a video posted on his YouTube channel. “Because his humility, the Dhonimania, his captaincy, his calmness, and his keeping will be remembered for the ages.”

“But most of all, this IPL will be 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,” he added.

Raja was also impressed by the young Indian batting talents in the just-concluded IPL season.

“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.”

“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.”