In recent interview, the journalist and die-hard Royal Challengers Bangalore fan asked MS Dhoni to support Royal Challengers Bangalore during IPL 2024. And, his response stole the limelight. However, Chennai Super Kings have made a few additions to the squad as Rachin Ravindra, and Darly Mitchell has been included in the upcoming edition of IPL 2024.
They have their core unit that won the title in the 2023 edition with a thrilling victory over Gujarat Titans in the finals at Ahmedabad. CSK bought Darly Mitchell for Rs 14 Crore replacing Ben Stokes who will not feature during this season leading to workload management.
An RCB fan’s request to Thala Dhoni to support and win an IPL Trophy for them ! 😀#ThalaForAReason #Dhoni #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/1IeG38BCHM
— Saravanan Hari 💛🦁🏏 (@CricSuperFan) December 20, 2023
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Alzzari Joseph for 11.75 Crore, Yash Dayal for Rs 5 Crore, Tom Curran for 1.5 Crore, Lockie Ferguson for Rs 2 Crore, Swapnil Singh for Rs 20 Lakhs and Saurav Chauhan for Rs 20 Lakhs.
Chennai Super Kings equaled the record of Mumbai Indians winning 5 titles in IPL history since its inception in 2008. Royal Challengers Bangalore has never won the IPL title as they reached the finals thrice in 2009, 2011, and 2016. Since 2020, RCB qualified for the playoffs but could not reach the pinnacle.
During the 2023 edition, they failed to qualify for the playoffs as they lost to the Gujarat Titans in the last league match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Die Hard RCB Fan Wants Dhoni To Join RCB
During the press conference in Dubai, a die-hard RCB fan wanted Dhoni to join Royal Challengers Bangalore. “I’ve been a die-hard RCB fan for 16 years and like the way you’ve won five titles for CSK, I want you to come support us and win one trophy for us,” the fan asked Dhoni during an interaction.
“You know. They (RCB) are a very good team. Also, what you need to see is in cricket everything doesn’t go according to plan. If you talking about the IPL. All the 10 teams in the IPL, if they have full players, all of them are very strong. The problem arises if you are missing a few players because of injury. So, they are a very good team and everyone has a fair chance in IPL.
As of now, I have so many things to worry about in my team. I would like to wish every team all the very best, but more than that, I can’t do much as of now. Imagine me coming out of the way to support or help some other team. How will our fans feel?” Dhoni responded.
Chennai Super Kings have a strong team in this year’s edition with the core unit including MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana retained for the upcoming season. With the likes of Sameer Rizvi, Mitchell, and Ravindra, CSK will look to produce another great performance and win the title for the 6th time.
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