This IPL will be remembered for MS Dhoni…there has never been a spectacle as big: Former PCB chief Ramiz Raja
The 2023 Indian Premier League left the collective jaw of world cricket wide open with an epic conclusion that saw the Chennai Super Kings best Gujarat Titans in the final to win their fifth title, thanks to a last ball boundary from Ravindra Jadeja.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja also lavished praise on the league’s 16th edition and said that it would be remembered for the CSK skipper.
“This IPL will be remembered for the color yellow, and for MS Dhoni,” Raja said in a video 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 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.
It was a 10th IPL final for the MS Dhoni-led CSK, who had been the fan favorites with chants of their star skipper reverberating at venues across the country.
Among other things from the recently concluded tournament, Raja said, “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.”
Raja was appointed the 35th PCB chief in September 2021 and would continue on the post until December 2022, when he would be succeeded by Najam Sethi.
