Urvil Patel for CSK. Image Credits: AFP
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash with Gujarat Titans (GT) in their final IPL 2026 league stage match on May 21, 2026, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and CSK players have been warned by GT’s Rashid Khan against using any notes.
This comes after several of the players have used notes and chits to share a message with the crowd and with their loved ones after achieving a milestone or taking a wicket. This trend started with Abhishek Sharma, who showed a chit after scoring a century this season.
Several other players display chits after standout performances
Raghu Sharma, Urvil Patel, and Akash Singh have done the same. Raghu Sharma, who played a handful of games for the Mumbai Indians, showed a note with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ after taking his maiden IPL wicket for MI, against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 4.
Then Chennai Super Kings batter Urvil Patel followed the trend and showed a note, dedicating his brilliant knock against LSG to his father. Urvil equaled the record for fastest fifty in the IPL, in 13 balls. And the latest one was LSG pacer Akash Singh, who showed a note with a motivating message on it, after his three-wicket haul against the CSK on May 15.
Recently, Deepak Chahar had mocked this note showing a trend in IPL 2026 during Mumbai Indians’ match against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 20. It happened after Chahar dismissed the KKR opener Finn Allen for just 6 runs. Chahar stopped the MI players in their tracks and pretended to bring out a note from his pocket and show it to the cameras in celebration.
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Rashid Khan warns CSK players for showing notes
Gujarat Titans will clash with Chennai Super Kings in their final league game of IPL 2026 in Ahmedabad on May 21, 2026. Before the match, the players of the two sides engaged in some hilarious banter, featuring GT’s Afghan star Rashid Khan warning the CSK players not to use any notes.
Rashid Khan first warned Urvil Patel that when he comes to bat tomorrow, he will check his pockets for any notes. He also stated that he was checking Dewald Brevis as well for notes, as CSK players have been notorious for showing off, amidst laughter from Rashid, Urvil, and other CSK players.
Watch the video below:
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Gujarat Titans have been in top form and qualified for the IPL 2026 playoffs after Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings in their previous match. GT are placed second on the IPL 2026 points table with 16 points to their name in 13 games. They will hope to win the game and finish the game with 18 points and possibly finish in top two and play in Qualifier 1.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are placed at the 7th spot in the IPL 2026 points table. They have 12 points from 6 wins from 12 games in the IPL 2026. CSK will need to win this game to reach 14 points and then also hope that Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals both lose their last league games as well.
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