{"id":145666,"date":"2026-05-19T06:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/ishan-kishan-mocks-ms-dhoni-loyalists-with-whistle-podu-celebration-after-csks-playoff-hopes-dashed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:23:43","slug":"ishan-kishan-mocks-ms-dhoni-loyalists-with-whistle-podu-celebration-after-csks-playoff-hopes-dashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/ishan-kishan-mocks-ms-dhoni-loyalists-with-whistle-podu-celebration-after-csks-playoff-hopes-dashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ishan Kishan mocks MS Dhoni loyalists with &#8216;whistle podu&#8217; celebration after CSK&#8217;s playoff hopes dashed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sunrisers Hyderabad star batsman Ishan Kishan made fun of CSK fans and even poked fun at them by doing &#8216;whistle podu&#8217; celebration after taking Sunrisers to a certain spot in the playoffs. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-app-promo-slot post-app-promo-slot--early text-center my-3 py-1\">\n<div class=\"ca-app-promo-wrap text-center my-1\">\n    <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cricketaddictor.io\" class=\"ca-app-promo-link d-inline-block text-decoration-none\" title=\"Cricket Addictor \u2014 fastest live scores on Google Play\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Traveled to Sunrisers Hyderabad <strong>MA Chidambaram Stadium<\/strong> There will be a match against the home team Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chennai Super Kings <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">managed to bounce<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    After this back in IPL 2026 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fell the Beat<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    first few games <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in competition<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sunrisers also needed this win to strengthen their hold <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">top four<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Positions in IPL 2026 points table. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with 16 digits <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    sunrises<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">no one else<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Team <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">instead<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Rajasthan Royals <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">can overtake them<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">; However, they will not slip from the top four places in the points table.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-app-promo-slot post-app-promo-slot--mid text-center my-4 py-2\">\n<div class=\"ca-app-promo-wrap text-center my-1\">\n    <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cricketaddictor.io\" class=\"ca-app-promo-link d-inline-block text-decoration-none\" title=\"Cricket Addictor \u2014 fastest live scores on Google Play\"><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.cricketaddictor.com\/assets\/images\/newad4.jpeg\" alt=\"Cricket Addictor - Fastest Live Score on Google Play\" class=\"ca-app-promo-img rounded-3 shadow-sm\" width=\"1600\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: min(420px, 94vw); width: auto; height: auto; object-fit: contain; display: block; margin-inline: auto;\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ishan Kishan makes fun of CSK with &#8216;whistle podu&#8217; celebration. <\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\">His expressions are giving me &#8220;CT Podu, Chal Nikal Lodu vibes&#8221; \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nVCEMsSqnt\">pic.twitter.com\/nVCEMsSqnt<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/udUSE9UXuP\">https:\/\/t.co\/udUSE9UXuP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \u2013 Thakursaab (@Thakuryaarr) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thakuryaarr\/status\/2056441649728029021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">18 May 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Super Kings posted a total of 180 runs in their innings, with Dewald Brewis leading the scorer with 44 runs, as Sunrisers set out to chase 181 runs at Chepauk. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pat Cummins and Saqib Hussain <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mantras of 3\/28 and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    2\/34 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jas<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Best for men in orange color.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-app-promo-slot post-app-promo-slot--side clearfix\">\n<div class=\"ca-app-promo-wrap text-center ca-app-promo-article-side float-md-end ms-md-3 mb-3 mx-auto mx-md-0\">\n    <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cricketaddictor.io\" class=\"ca-app-promo-link d-inline-block text-decoration-none\" title=\"Cricket Addictor \u2014 fastest live scores on Google Play\"><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.cricketaddictor.com\/assets\/images\/newad3.jpeg\" alt=\"Cricket Addictor - Fastest Live Score on Google Play\" class=\"ca-app-promo-img rounded-3 shadow-sm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: min(240px, 44vw); width: auto; height: auto; object-fit: contain; display: block; margin-inline: auto;\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Travis Head out early and Abhishek Sharma also failing to score much, Ishan Kishan stitched a big partnership with Heinrich Klaasen to help the chase. Klaasen scored 47 before being dismissed and Kishan&#8217;s 70 took SRH to a strong finish. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As Sunrisers celebrated their entry into the playoffs, Ishan Kishan celebrated the win with &#8216;Whistle Podu&#8217; and then gestured excitedly towards the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also read: Dismissal coming? Stephen Fleming breaks silence on his future as CSK head coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CSK&#8217;s chances of qualifying for playoffs depend on RR<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of Chennai <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">passage in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">   <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">playoffs<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    ipl 2026 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is now<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    faced many obstacles<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as they<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lost it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    two games in a row <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">against<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">disrupted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    their campaign, and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in order<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    To stay in contention, they have to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">make sure they<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Win their final league game against Gujarat Titans.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To seal that last vacant spot in the playoffs, CSK will not only have to win their final match but will also have to rely on Rajasthan Royals to keep themselves in contention for that spot. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Super Giants must defeat Royals to keep Super Kings in contention, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    A <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Royals win<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Will make it difficult for the kings.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ruturaj Gaikwad praised Sanju Samson for his IPL 2026 performance. <\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Experienced campaigner Sanju Samson was brought into the Chennai Super Kings lineup to select a player who could excel at the top of the order as well as replace MS Dhoni behind the stumps. However, Samson emerged as the full-time keeper in Dhoni&#8217;s absence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samson playing with Ruturaj Gaikwad <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">top scorer for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Super Kings with 477 runs <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">across<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    13 innings this season.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    He also scored two big centuries for the Super Kings in this season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Captain Gaikwad praised Sanju for his excellent contribution with the bat. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, he admitted that scoring runs depends on <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    On factors.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The comment came after a brilliant start of 27 runs <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When?<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    he scored <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it goes<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">    Fast, hitting speeds in excess of 200.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also read: <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MS Dhoni to be seen in Chepauk for the last time in 2026 as IPL retirement talks are in full swing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad star batsman Ishan Kishan made fun of CSK fans and even poked fun at them by doing &#8216;whistle podu&#8217; celebration after taking Sunrisers to a certain spot in the playoffs. Traveled to Sunrisers Hyderabad MA Chidambaram Stadium There will be a match against the home team Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. 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