Dhoni's Chennai trolled by celebs as playoff chances almost over, some come out in support

Thirteen years of the Dream11 Indian Premier League and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai has qualified from the knockout stages every time they have played the tournament. However, in an unprecedented instance, the three-time winners are likely to bow out before the playoffs in the ongoing edition. With a need to win all their remaining encounters, the team’s poor display against Mumbai got some hilarious and strong reactions from stars of the film industry.

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Chennai’s loss draws celebrities’ reactions

Chennai got off to the worst possible start in the match against Mumbai on Friday as the top six were back in the pavilion with just 30 runs on the board. Stars from Bollywood trolled the poor batting display.

Actor Nakuul Mehta wrote that the team was playing like ‘homesick boarding school students.’

Producer-photographer Atul Kasbekar and actor Ashwin Mushran suggested 'face-saving solutions' to them. The former quipped that they should declare the innings while the latter joked that they should be playing with masks on. 

Screenwriter Aniruddha Guha trolled ‘Captin Cool' Dhoni for his ‘run-a-ball’ innings of 16 'under pressure.’ He also disagreed with commentator Harsha Bhogle’s tweet on the team being admired by everyone.

However, there was support too for the Men in Yellow. 

Actor Saiyami Kher hoped for a ‘resurgence’ and expressed her wish to see Dhoni bounce back.

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Celebrities from Tamil Nadu expressed their support irrespective of Chennai's fate in this year’s tournament. Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth and actors Vishnu Vishal and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar highlighted that there could be 'bad days and bad tournament', but they will continue to support the team that has won many times.

Chennai loses to Mumbai

Sam Curran’s 52* was the sole bright spot as Trent Boult (4/18) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) dismantled the Chennai line-up that scored 114 in their 20 overs. Quinton de Kock (46*) and Ishan Kishan (68*) chased down the target in just 12.2 overs.  

Chennai now stands at the bottom of the table with just 6 points from 11 games and are virtually out of contention for the playoffs. However, wins with big margins and losses for other teams also battling for 4th place still gives them a slim chance of qualification.

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