Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli and his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) counterpart MS Dhoni were all smiles as they spoke to each other ahead of toss before their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 clash at the Sharjah Cricket Ground on Friday. The duo was seen chatting as both teams waited for news on the game as a sandstorm hit Sharjah. The toss was delayed by a few minutes but the moment of camaraderie between Kohli and Dhoni was the prime talking point among fans on Twitter.
Sandstorm Alert
Toss delayed in Sharjah by 10 mins! #VIVOIPL #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/tERTPwrpGx
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 24, 2021
Many supporters of the Indian cricket team appreciated the moment between the current India captain and his predecessor.
Here is a look at some of the tweets:
Mentor and captain later, brothers before. The bond of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni is always special. pic.twitter.com/TNiSZ0VOZE
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 24, 2021
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni just can’t stop talking to each other, such mutual respect.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 24, 2021
What a picture. India’s Two Greatest – Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. pic.twitter.com/zGr91m0o9J
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) September 24, 2021
Dhoni and Kohli watching their fan clubs fight with each other pic.twitter.com/aLIgGZ5Vcr
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 24, 2021
Love King Kohli Love My dear Thala Dhoni
Pic of the Year a href=”https://t.co/cxR0QuamsI”>pic.twitter.com/cxR0QuamsI
— (@Proud_VJFan) September 24, 2021
Dhoni would go on to win the toss after the initial delay due to the sandstorm and he decided to put RCB into bat.
Kohli hit a fifty and combined well with opening partner Devdutt Padikkal, who too hit a half-century, as RCB started the match well.
However, CSK fought back with a few wickets to peg back RCB, who could manage only 155/6 after their very bright start.
Dwayne Bravo was the pick of the CSK bowlers with figures of 3/24.
In response, CSK looked very much in control throughout their innings despite losing the occasional wicket.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 38 and fellow opener Faf du Plessis hit 31 as CSK started well. Moeen Ali’s 23 and Ambati Rayudu’s 32 put them on the front foot before Suresh Raina and Dhoni finished things off.
The win saw CSK climb to the top of the standings with 14 points, ahead of Delhi Capitals on net run-rate. Royal Challengers Bangalore remain third with 10 points.
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