By defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets on Thursday, Chennai Super Kings became the first team to qualify for the playoffs of the ongoing season. This is a massive comeback by MS Dhoni’s squad, which was the first team to drop out of the playoffs race in IPL 2020. In this article, we talk about MS Dhoni’s quote from IPL 2020 which has gone viral after CSK qualified for playoffs in IPL 2021.
Chennai Super Kings enters playoffs in IPL 2021
IPL 2020 was a forgettable tournament for CSK. The season itself started on a sour note with a few COVID-19 cases in the camp. Later, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh pulled out of the event, which further brought down the morale of the franchise. The team also struggled to string together consistent performances. Most players were out of form, and hence, CSK became the first team to get eliminated from IPL 2020.
However, the team has been exceptional this season. After having made a few smart buys at the auction, the team strengthened the squad. The performances, too, were impressive. On Thursday, CSK became the first squad to qualify for the playoffs. Thus, they have executed a massive comeback in the tournament.
MS Dhoni’s last year quote goes viral
IPL 2020 was the first time that CSK did not qualify for the playoffs in every season that it was participating in. Hence, naturally, a lot of criticism was directed at them.
At the helm, MS Dhoni was also subject to a lot of fault finding. Many of his comments, too, were scrutinized, and different narratives were stitched. After dropping out of the playoffs race in IPL 2020, MS Dhoni had said, “We’ll come back strong, that’s what we are known for.” Cut to a year later, MS Dhoni and CSK have achieved it, and hence, the quote by Dhoni is going viral at the moment.
"We'll come back strong, that's what we are known for." 🦁💛 #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/tCRmfDcTCZ
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) November 1, 2020
CSK is looking unbeatable at the moment, and they are also likely to finish in the Top 2. Hence, they will have a great chance of adding to their trophy collection by end of the season.
