Heavy rain and thunderstorms in Ahmedabad on Sunday compelled the Indian Premier League remaining between holders Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings right into a reserve day for the primary time within the competitors’s historical past. Fans had arrived on the venue in massive numbers, seeking to watch the legendary MS Dhoni in motion, probably for the final time. But, rain performed spoilsport, with not a single supply being potential. As chatter on the washed-out fixture flooded social media, a fan blamed actress Shraddha Kapoor for the rain on the venue.

Shraddha, who was part of the Jio Cinema panel for the IPL 2023 remaining, even took to Instagram and shared the fan’s feedback. Fair to say that she discovered the fan’s take actually amusing.

Rain started 35 minutes earlier than the toss and went on for over two hours and 40 minutes earlier than it stopped and raised hopes for the sport to start on the world’s largest cricket stadium.

But a second downpour washed out the day, leaving hundreds of followers, who had taken shelter within the coated areas of the 132,000-seater stadium, upset.

The floor was a sorry soggy sight when officers known as off play for the day and a message on the enormous display, for the followers, learn “please keep your physical tickets safe!”.

The motion will start on Monday with an IPL remaining heading for a reserve day for the primary time in its 16-year-long historical past.

The climate division of the western metropolis predicts a slim (10 %) likelihood for night rains on Monday as effectively.

The match is believed to be Chennai skipper M. S. Dhoni’s final as a participant and followers turned up in numbers carrying the yellow jersey of the celebrity cricketer.

Chennai can be aiming for a record-equalling fifth title to go degree with IPL powerhouse Mumbai Indians, led by all-format India captain Rohit Sharma.

Dhoni has led his staff to their tenth IPL remaining together with 4 trophies and 5 runners-up finishes.

Gujarat, captained by Hardik Pandya, have prolonged their fairytale journey which started with a title win of their debut season final 12 months on the similar venue.

The T20 competitors, which started in 2008, has grown into the world’s richest cricket match and an enormous income earner for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

With AFP inputs