MS Dhoni broke the silence on fitness: ‘This is alive,’ he tells Ravi Shastri cricket news

New Delhi: Chennai’s Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first against Gujarat Titans in his Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Sunday. For Gujarat, who have 18 out of 13 matches with nine wins, one win is important as it will secure the top-two finish in the playoffs.For CSK, already out of the playoff controversy, the match offers another opportunity to test its young players and try new combinations.“We will bat first. This (pitch) looks good and difficult, it seems that it will remain the same in 40 overs. It is quite hot, looks like a good track. It (her body) is alive. Dhoni said in the toss, “Chennai is very good after 3.30-4 pm, it is a different summer.“We are final in the table, we will still be final, if victory or defeat. We need to enjoy. We have a change. Hooda is back to Ashwin. They are a good side, they are a good side, they play authentic cricket. Tight lines need to be bowled, otherwise batsmen will punish you,” he said.

Gujarat’s Titans captain Shubman Gill also made a change to play XI, in which Gerald Koetzi replaced Kagiso Rabada.“It seems exciting to feel that (test captaincy) challenge, it is going to be an exciting series against England for us. In the last match we were in the game till the 16th or 17th over. We were still trying to bowl anyway before today. Was a good wicket on the bat, it would not change too much. It would not change too much. We have a change, we said that Garald Kotz said.Play xis:Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (C), Jose Butler (WK), Sherfen Rutherford, Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Tawatia, Rashid Khan, Gerald Koetzi, R. Sai Kishore, Mohammad Sirj, Arshad Khan, Prasad Krishna.Chennai Super Kings: Ayush Matre, Davon Conway, Urville Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Developed Brevis, Shivam Dubey, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Noor Ahmed, Ansul Kamboj, Khalil Ahmed.Impact option:Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudhrasan, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomoror, Washington Sundar, Ishant SharmaChennai Super Kings: Matheesha Pathirana, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravichandran Ashwin