South Indian Derby To Kickoff India’s Biggest Cricket Festive — Welcome To Tata IPL 2024

Kartikey Tripathi
3 min readMar 22, 2024

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RCB VS CSK

The 17th Edition Of the Indian Premier League Is Bound To Kickoff By South Indian Derby Tonight Through a Watering Clash Between Royal Challengers Bengaluru & Chennai Super Kings In Their Own Den Chepauk.

Although The Charm of this Match Is Not Like The Previous Matches Because Neither The Fans’ Favourite Thala Dhoni Nor Virat is leading their respective franchises in this year’s Tata IPL.

Ms Dhoni Handed Over His Captaincy Baton To Their Top Seeded Indian Youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad Yesterday.

The CEO Of Chennai Super Kings Mr Kasi Viswanathan Announced In The Press Brief About The Transition That Ms Dhoni Himself initiated.

Below Is The Official Statement By The Franchise —

Statement From CSK

CSK’s X POST ON CAPTAINCY CHANGE

Mr Kasi Viswanathan Also Said That “it was MS Dhoni’s call to step down as captain and hand over the reins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, adding that he learned about the former skipper’s decision only hours before it was made. Ruturaj Gaikwad attended the captain’s photoshoot”

Meanwhile On The Other Hand RCB Will Continue To Play Under The Captaincy Of Faf Duplessis For The Third Consecutive Year.

The Match Will Be Started After The Opening Ceremony At Sharp 7.30 Pm Local Time.

Chennai Are a Heavy Favourites To Win This Match Because They Have Slow Turning Spinners on their Side In The Forms Of Ravindra Jadeja & Moeen Ali Who Can Utilize The Maximum Juice From The Vintage Chepauk Wicket.

RCB Have a Solid Batting Lineup But Will Likely Suffer Due To Their Poor Bowling Strength.

RCB SQUAD FOR IPL 2024

RCB also does not Have The Numbers Game On Their Side Because They Have Never Won Any Match Against Chennai In Chepauk From The start of the IPL Back In 2008.

Tata Is The Official Title Sponsor For This Year’s IPL & Many Other Prominent Fantasy Apps Are Also In The Mix As The Other Logistical Sponsors.

Jio Cinema Will Be Telecasting All 74 Matches In This Edition For Free For The Fans With Multi Language Commentary Spotlights In Their Broadcast For IPL 2024.

BCCI Secretary Mr Jay Shah On Rumours Surrounding That IPL Will Go In Hybrid Model For This Year’s Edition Due To General Elections In India -

‘Shah stated that the board is closely working with the government and security agencies to align with all necessary protocols and advisories concerning the upcoming general elections.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary, Jay Shah, has confirmed that the entire Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place in India, with the full schedule due to be released soon’.

This announcement comes following speculations of a potential relocation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as reported by Times of India.

All Said And Done The Festive Season Is Here And We At Cricoholic Are With You Throughout This #IPL2024 Season To Enjoy & Share News & Stuff With You Guys.

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Kartikey Tripathi

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