A clip of the RCB fan has gone viral where she is speaking about where the team got it wrong on the opening night.
Chennai: The Indian Premier League is all about the fans, it is the fans who make the tournament the beast it is. Over the years, we have seen fans becoming popular overnight during IPL matches, thanks to the advent of social media. During the IPL 2024 opener between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, an RCB fangirl became an internet sensation.
A clip of the RCB fan has gone viral where she is speaking about where the team got it wrong on the opening night. According to her, it is the bowling and the fielding that did not live up upto expectations and that hurt. But eventually, she confirmed that RCB will bounce back. Her Kannada and some smattering of English is being loved by fans. Here is the clip that is now going viral.
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Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikwad started his captaincy stint with a win as CSK defeated RCB by six wickets in the IPL 2024 opener on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Bating first, RCB rode on knocks from Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik to put 173/6 in 20 overs. For CSK, Mustafizur Rahman took four wickets.
In reply, CSK started brilliantly with both Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra taking the game away from the opposition. Although RCB pulled the game back with few wickets, but it was Shivam Dube who finished the game with a six and four.
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi , MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, Karn Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj