Ishan Kishan taunts Chepauk crowd with ‘whistle podu’ gesture after SRH beat CSK originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Ishan Kishan taunted CSK fans in Chepauk with a controversial ‘whistle podu’ gesture.
- SRH beat CSK by 5 wickets to qualify for IPL 2026 playoffs.
- CSK’s path to IPL 2026 playoffs gets complicated.
Ishan Kishan taunts the Chepauk crowd with ‘whistle podu’ gesture
Ishan Kishan courted controversy at the end of a blockbuster IPL 2026 clash between CSK and SRH on Monday at the Chepauk as he made a ‘whistle podu’ gesture towards the home fans and asked them to leave the ground after SRH beat the hosts by five wickets to book their berth in the playoffs.
Kishan played a match-winning knock of 70 runs in 47 balls, as SRH chased down 181 runs target set by CSK, with an over to spare.
‘Whistle Podu’ or ‘Blow the whistle’ is the famous catchphrase for the CSK franchise since their inception in 2008 and it is a very dear slogan for the loyalists at Chepauk.
Ishan Kishan be like: Anni muskuni intiki ***geyandi ani antunaduu😂 pic.twitter.com/W6AIQKyqap
— strawberry (@ndukuchepali) May 18, 2026
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Fans react strongly to Ishan Kishan’s controversial gesture
A section of the CSK fans were not pleased to see Kishan’s gesture and found it rude towards the local crowd, as they slammed the Indian wicket-keeper batter on social media platforms.
🚨 SHAME ON ISHAN KISHAN 🚨
What exactly is Ishan Kishan trying to prove? First the “silence” gesture towards CSK fans in the stadium, then an Instagram caption saying “Only thing louder than the whistles was the bat.” This is straight-up mocking the same fans who supported him… pic.twitter.com/AAS8EFyhiV
— Mahi Patel (@Mahi_Patel_07) May 19, 2026
Ishan Kishan took on the wrong fanbase man, every game from here gonna be a heavy hate-watch. Gonna get gang banged soon. pic.twitter.com/xHbLCB3xX6
— ‘ (@Ashwin_tweetz) May 18, 2026
🚨 DISRESPECTFUL SCENES AFTER THE MATCH! ISHAN KISHAN’S ACTIONS LEAVE CSK FANS FURIOUS 🚨
After the game ended, Ishan Kishan was allegedly seen making gestures toward the crowd and signaling fans to leave the stadium, which didn’t go down well with the CSK supporters present… pic.twitter.com/FrknAa0M7H
— Muffatball vikrant (@Vikrant_1589) May 19, 2026
🚨 BCCI should take strict action against ishan Kishan. 🚨
In the CSK vs SRH match yesterday, the way ishan Kishan made gestures towards csk fans had made many CSK supporters very unhappy. A senior player should not behave like this on this ground.
When a player like MS Dhoni… pic.twitter.com/9xSnpcLgMU
— Banrakas (@RitikSriva75) May 19, 2026
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Ishan Kishan reacts after guiding SRH to IPL playoffs
Despite all the criticism, Kishan was in no mood to back out as he took to social media to once again taunt the Chepauk crowd and celebrate his team’s win.
Hours after the match was over, Kishan took to his Instagram profile and uploaded an image of him from the game, and wrote in the caption: “Only thing louder than the whistles was the bat. Into the playoffs.”
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