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‘Aaj KL Rahul khelta toh Jungle ban jata’ - Fans react to Indian Cricket Board’s initiative of planting 500 trees for each dot ball bowled in IPL 2023 Playoffs

Here is how fans have reacted to the initiative taken by the Indian Cricket Board for the ongoing IPL Playoffs

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CSK vs GT, Qualifier 1, IPL 2023

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On 23 May 2023, the playoffs of the ongoing IPL season began at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) took on Gujarat Titans (GT) while the eliminator between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are all set to happen at the same venue on 24 May.

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So, all eyes were on CSK when MS Dhoni came ut for the toss. But, Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first. Pandya said: “We will bowl first. We heard dew will come, so we want to know what exactly to chase down. We were told to relax after getting into the top-2, but we didn't want, want to stay focussed and play good cricket. We are a smart team, we don't play only one way, we make sure to get the best out of the wicket and have adapted. Darshan Nalkande comes in place of Yash Dayal”

CSK scored 85 runs for no wickets in the first 10 overs

While Dhoni said: “We wanted to bowl first, reason being they're an excellent chasing side. We've exploited the conditions slightly better, in a tournament like this, the boys have adapted really well. It's important to back your strengths, the confidence level should be high. They've been able to do that and that's why we have done well. There was a lot of dew in the last game, but with breeze around, we can't say about it tonight, but it does look dry. We're playing the same team”

Then, for CSK, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway came out as openers. But, fans witnessed a change in the scoreboard as instead of showing a dot for dot balls, a tree was seen for each dot ball. Later, it got confirmed that the Indian Cricket Board are going to plant 500 trees for each dot ball bowled in IPL 2023 Playoffs. Seeing such an initiative, fans shared their views on social media.

Here is how fans have reacted:

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