Tushar Deshpande receives massive welcome on return to hometown after CSK's IPL triumph

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Tushar Deshpande received a heartwarming welcome from a massive crowd upon his arrival in Mumbai. Notably, the pacer attained glory with the yellow outfit after his side clinched the Indian Premier League (IPL) title after triumphing over Gujarat Titans in the final.

Following the conclusion of the 16^th edition of the top-tier league, Tushar headed back to his home town upon which he was showered with massive love from fans in Mumbai. While returning home, the pacer was swarmed by fans around his car, who welcomed him following the title-winning campaign.

Notably, the Chennai beat theTitans in the summit clash by five wickets in a last-ball thriller to clinch their record fifth title, joint-most with Mumbai Indians in the history of the top-tier league. 

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Tushar Deshpande got a huge welcome in his return to home-town after winning the IPL.

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Tushar Deshpande’s bittersweet IPL 2023 campaign 

Deshpande returned with 21 wickets at an economy of 9.92 in 16 appearances to end up as the highest wicket-taker for his team. However, the 28-year-old leaked 56 runs in his four overs in the summit clash against Hardik Pandya’s Titans and failed to get any breakthroughs in the final.

Further, the pacer also made his place in an unceremonious tally as he conceded the most number of runs in a single season IPL. In his 16 appearances for the franchise, the Mumbai-born pacer gave away 564 runs, surpassing Prasidh Krishna’s record of 551 runs in the 2022.

Despite this, Deshpande concluded the campaign as the third-highest wicket-taker amongst pacers in IPL 2023. Gujarat Titans' pacer Mohammed Shami won the Purple Cap for picking 28 wickets at an economy of 8.03 in 17 matches, while his teammamte Mohit Sharma finished with 27 wickets at the second spot.