MS Dhoni embraces the audience at Eden Gardens for showing up in yellow for the KKR vs CSK match, Says: They're trying to give me a farewell.

MS Dhoni embraces the audience at Eden Gardens for showing up in yellow for the KKR vs CSK match Says: They're trying to give me a farewell.

In attendance at Eden Gardens for Sunday's IPL 2023 match between the KKR and CSK were just as many yellow shirts as purple shirts.

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'Dhoni, Dhoni' chanting could not stop in the City of Joy.

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Fans in yellow lined up to watch MS Dhoni enter the stadium on Sunday, and they applauded him on throughout the high-scoring match.

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The Eden was dominated by banners with tributes for MS Dhoni, giving the impression that CSK was playing in Chepauk.

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Fans were not let down as Dhoni and CSK triumphed by 49 runs after reaching the highest total ever at Eden Gardens.

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