Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Shivam Dube was seen flexing five-trophies to the haters during the clash against Gujarat Titans. The Super Kings suffered a blowout 89-run loss to the Titans and were knocked out of the IPL 2026 playoffs contention following a highly-anticipated clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Batting first, the Titans posted a mammoth total of 229 runs with the loss of four wickets.

In return, the five-time champions got off to a disastrous start and lost their batters one after the other. Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson failed to perform and walked back following a golden duck. Matt Short posted 24 runs, followed by skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 16 runs in seven deliveries. In addition, names such as Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma and Dewald Brevis posted 0, 19, and 8 runs, respectively.

Shivam Dube flexes five stars on CSK’s jersey to CSK haters

Shivam Dube, known for his finishing skills, tried to give the side stability with his 47 runs off 17 deliveries. However, the all-rounder failed to push the side on the other side of the victory line. As the batter was walking back to the dug out, he was seen flexing the five stars on his jerseys to GT fans and CSK’s haters. The video of the incident went viral on social media within no time.

Following the loss, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad opened up on the loss and said, “A couple of injuries again and again. Didn't really help much, especially missing out Jamie and, another allrounder in Ramakrishna Ghosh, kind of unsettled our playing 12. We were always playing a batter short or, playing a bowler short in whatever last three games we played. So obviously, not many people actually buy the fact that we are a young team, we are in a transition phase and, not a lot of players who are experienced enough, especially in the toughest competition.”

This is the third successive season the Chennai Super Kings have failed to make it to the playoffs.