The final of the IPL 2023 featured a match between the four-time IPL title winner Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans (GT), at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, May 29. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs and won the game for Chennai and helped them their fifth IPL title. However, the veteran Indian all-rounder gifted his bat to Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ajay Mandal.

The 27-year-old took to Instagram and shared a picture of Jadeja’s bat and wrote a heartwarming note also, and thanked Jadeja and Chennai for giving him the opportunity to share a dressing room with them a swell. “Hope you guys remember that Sir Jadeja’s last 10 runs of 2 balls in final match. After that he gave me that bat only as a blessing..sir Jadeja for you. Big thanks to @chennaiipl for giving me the opportunity to share a dressing room with Jaddu bhai,” Ajay Mandal wrote on his Instagram story as well.

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However, after the record-fifth IPL title win, Ravindra Jadeja said as quote by Cricbuzz: “Feeling amazing winning fifth title in front of my home crowd. They’ve come in big numbers to support CSK. This crowd has been amazing. They were waiting for rain to stop till late night. Want to say big congratulations to CSK fans. Want to dedicate this win to one of the special members of our team – MS Dhoni. I was just thinking that I need to swing hard no matter what. Yeah anything can happen. I was looking to hit straight because Mohit can bowl slower ones. Want to say congratulations to each and every fan of CSK. Just keep cheering the way you’ve been cheering.”