Virender Sehwag restarts his feud with MS Dhoni, slams the broadcasters who hired him for commentary

Virender Sehwag is one of the commentators for the ongoing IPL 2024. During the CSK vs RCB opening game on Friday. Virender Sehwag made a hilarious comment after the cameraman only showed MS Dhoni’s face on the screen and skipped Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is the new skipper of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2024. MS Dhoni has stepped down from the captaincy. Gaikwad led the team in the opening IPL 2024 game against Royal Challengers Bangalore and led the team to victory.

Although Gaikwad led the team, MS Dhoni kept guiding the players in the match. Hence, he is helping Gaikwad with the leadership duties in IPL 2024. However, Dhoni’s missing the post-match presentation will be a big miss for the fans.

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Only showing MS Dhoni’s face- Virender Sehwag’s hilarious comment

During the CSK vs RCB IPL 2024 clash, the cameraman focussed on MS Dhoni throughout the game. Commentator Virender Sehwag took a hilarious jibe by urging the cameraman to also show skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s face.

“Bhai Ruturaj ka bhi chahraa dekha do ek do baar…. vo bhi captain hai sirf Dhoni ka hi Chahraa dekha raha ha. (Brother, show Ruturaj’s face too in the camera, he is the captain. You are only showing Dhoni’s face)”, he said during commentary on Jio Cinema.

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CSK starts IPL 2024 on a winning note

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings made a fabulous start to IPL 2024 with a comfortable victory against RCB at home. Opting to bat first, Faf du Plessis & Boys piled up 173-6 in 1st innings. They lost two crucial wickets for ducks as Rajat Patidar and Glenn Maxwell failed to score any runs.

After an early blow where RCB lost 5 wickets for 78 runs, Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat drove the team to a powerful total in the latter half of the innings. Rawat (48* off 25) and Karthik (38* off 26) stormed quickfire knocks to take the board to a respectable 173-6 in 20 overs.

However, CSK made a decent start with opener Rachin Ravindra smacking 37 off 15. Later, Shivam Dube scored 34 off 28 while Ravindra Jadeja slammed an unbeaten 25 off 17 to lead CSK to a memorable win by 6 wickets in the 19th over.

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Mustafizur Rahman win POTM in CSK vs RCB clash

RCB bowlers largely failed to dominate CSK batters with Cameron Green getting the most 2 wickets. CSK lost only 4 wickets in the match. Mustafizur Rahman clinched 4 wickets for CSK and won the player of the match award.

MS Dhoni did not get a chance to bat in the match. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 15 runs at the start including a 38-run stand for 1st wicket. CSK will next face Gujarat Titans in the 7th match of IPL 2024 on Tuesday, Match 26 at home ground. RCB clashes with Punjab Kings in their next game on Monday, March 25 at home Chinnaswamy Stadium.