In a clash between two teams with a battery of quality spinners, a batsman of Russell's calibre may just prove to be the difference between the two sides.

It looked like Chahar had lost the plot and was scared of the responsibility of bowling in the death with the batsmen in full flow.

It is well-known that India's two-time World Cup-winning skipper is comfortable around kids and his videos with daughter Ziva Dhoni often go viral.

KXIP skipper Ashwin, who was part of CSK before the franchise let him go, would be looking to put his best foot forward against his former team.

This is not the first time Krunal has tried to give warning to the opposition batsman for 'Mankad'. In the match against Kings XI Punjab, the 28-year-old did the same with their middle-order batsman Mayank Agarwal.

In the most anticipated clash between MI and CSK at Wankhede Stadium, an old female fan of Dhoni came in support of his team with a written note on a paper, "I am here only for Dhoni." 

Chennai Super Kings skipper Dhoni said that while there are plans for opposition players, the execution didn't happen on Wednesday.

While youngster Rishabh Pant has often been compared for MS Dhoni, 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev believes that Pant's time will come, but should not be compared to the Dhoni.

Tendulkar finished as the second highest run-getter of the tournament.

Called the 'Daddy's Army' for a host of over the hill cricketers in their arsenal, Super Kings have defied all odds to win the title last season and have continued their form this year in the opening exchanges.

He also picked Mahendra Singh Dhoni as his favourite all-rounder among current cricketers.

India became the first team to win a World Cup at home and became the only team to win the 60-over World Cup and the 50-over World Cup.

The South African also credited Dhoni for living up to his reputation of being one the best finishers in the world and a good tactician.

Ben Stokes hailed CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni saying there was a lot to learn from him. Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 75 to bail his team out of trouble from 27 for three.

Mitchell Santner was brought in place of Harbhajan Singh for the tie against Rajasthan Royals but the New Zealander struggled on Sunday.

The Chennai track was slow and hardly 140 runs were scored in the first game. However, it is expected to play better this time around after complaints were made.

Chennai Super Kings have won both their games and are third in the points table while Rajasthan Royals have lost both their IPL 2019 encounters so far.

Having been an integral part of the Indian team under Dhoni as also the CSK unit, not many people have followed 'Captain Cool' closer than Raina.

It's the experience of handling crunch situations that makes CSK a cut above the rest with the "best captain in the world" leading the side, said Bravo.

Ricky Ponting feels that the team cannot over-rely on Rishabh Pant, and the other batsmen too need to rise to the challenge.