Stars Meet-up at Wankhede: Ravi Shastri Catches Up with Sachin, Dhoni, Pandya Ahead of MI vs CSK Clash - WATCH

The El Clasico of the IPL. Champion vs Champion. Mumbai vs Chennai.

The entire cricketing world would be looking down on the two stalwarts of the IPL as they face off in a high-octane clash. And as one knows, the biggest of occasions calls for the biggest of stars to align and come together.

Before the match today at Wankhede, the likes of Ravi Shastri arrived at the stadium and met up with legends of the game to share a moment and embrace them.

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Shastri, previously the coach of the Indian Cricket Team, met up with CSK’s talisman and former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, before progressing to embrace the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and to share a word with the current MI skipper Hardik Pandya as well.

Over the seasons, the contest between the two teams has become one the biggest rivalries in the league’s history. They are the joint most successful teams in the history of the competition, having won the title five times each. This will be the 37th time that they will be locking horns in IPL.

This time, however, neither Rohit Sharma nor MS Dhoni will be leading either of the two sides. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Hardik Pandya have now taken up the mantle from their seniors to lead Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians respectively into a new era.

Well, for now the fixture got off to a fiery start from one skipper, as Chennai Super Kings put up a total of 206 runs for the loss of four wickets in the first innings.

A captain’s knock of 60 off 40 deliveries from Gaikwad and an unbeaten 66 off 38 deliveries from southpaw Shivam Dube helped Chennai recuperate after a rather slow start before MS Dhoni closed out the innings with three sixers off the final four deliveries to take Chennai past the 200-run mark.