The seventeenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off on March 22 in Chennai. Defending champions Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), led by ‘Thala’ MS Dhoni, will tackle fan Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at house.
This can be King Kohli’s return to cricket after practically two months. For private causes, he opted out of the India vs England Check sequence. Now, we all know that Virat and his spouse Anushka Sharma have been anticipating their second baby throughout that point.
On February 15, when India began enjoying the third Check match of the sequence in opposition to England in Rajkot, Virat and Anushka welcomed their son, Akaay.
Even Dhoni can be again in motion after a break. He was final seen in motion on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad 10 months again. On Could 28, Mahi led his workforce to a historic fifth IPL title. IPL 2024 might become vital as Dhoni is prone to retire after this season.
In the meantime, Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis has mentioned that he considers himself fortunate to have spent a while with Dhoni over the previous few years. Faf used to play for CSK between 2018 and 2021 beneath MSD’s captaincy.
“That’s in all probability the largest factor in my profession, my years at Chennai. It formed me from a management perspective, simply observing MS. As a younger chief, it was particular to my development,” the RCB skipper instructed Star Sports activities whereas calling Dhoni the “greatest-ever captain”.
Will this season belong to RCB?
Bengaluru ended up within the IPL finals thrice however didn’t emerge victorious on all three events. Nonetheless, RCB Ladies have just lately clinched the first-ever T20 trophy for his or her franchise. Smriti Mandhana led her workforce to victory within the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 last in opposition to Delhi Capitals.
Will that work as an inspiration for the star-studded males’s workforce? Quite a bit will depend upon how RCB begin their match. For now, all eyes are on the opening match when Thala will tackle King.
(With company inputs)
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Printed: 21 Mar 2024, 06:46 AM IST
