Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are going to have a bang on Monday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. CSK are not fully fit for the clash as Deepak Chahar, Ben Stokes, Sisanda Magala and Simarjit Singh are all injured. Mahesh Thiksana is back in the team after completing his international duty while Pathirana recently recovered from COVID-19.
Despite the injury scare for Royal Challengers Bangalore, RCB look to be in a better position than the Super Kings. RCB’s bowling has been impressive this season, with Mohammed Siraj and Vijaykumar Vaishak performing well in recent encounters. (Watch: CSK skipper MS Dhoni opens up on retirement, says this)
Former teammates Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni met each other during the training session ahead of the blockbuster encounter between RCB and CSK. Kohli, the former India captain who won the 2011 World Cup, was seen hugging the star batsman.
Watch the video here:
Yes, we hate Kohli and Kohli fans hate Dhoni…
But the Dhoni-Virat bond pic.twitter.com/FtRIgqg92M— Ramesh MSD (@RAMESHMSD13) April 17, 2023
Speaking on RCB Game Day on how big a match against his former team would be, RCB captain Faf du Plessis said: “The game is already sold out, isn’t it? Obviously, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are part of the Indian team.” Two great cricket greats, that brings a lot of fans and an amazing atmosphere. It will be great to see everyone again and compete in an incredible atmosphere.”
M Chinnaswamy Stadium It is expected to be packed for the RCB vs CSK encounter where several superstar cricketers will be facing off against each other. CSK is currently at the sixth spot in the IPL standings with 4 points from four matches.