MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli will not be strolling out for the toss when Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore resume their storied rivalry of their IPL 2022 match on the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. In a span of 6 months, a lot has modified as Ravindra Jadeja has been handed over the captaincy of CSK and former Chennai man, Faf du Plessis has been main RCB.
Faf du Plessis had spent almost a decade with CSK and almost gained the Orange Cap of their campaign-winning run final 12 months. Du Plessis, nevertheless, was not retained by CSK which got here as a giant disappointment to Chennai followers earlier than he was purchased by RCB on the IPL 2022 mega public sale.
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Speaking on the eve of what might show to be an emotional contest for Faf du Plessis, the South African star stated he felt higher when assembly his former teammates on Monday nevertheless it was awkward when the 2 group arrived in Mumbai to coach forward of IPL 2022.
“It’s better than how I felt during the first practice when we got here with the same team. It felt a little awkward,” Faf du Plessis informed the RCB web site.
“But now that the tournament has been happening and things have unfolded the way they have, I think it’s going to be a cracker. I know, having been on the other side, CSK vs RCB is a massive game,” he added.
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Faf du Plessis has begun effectively as RCB captain, serving to the previous finalists win 3 out of their first 4 matches. RCB are heading into the crunch contest after hammering Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets. On the opposite hand, CSK has begun on a worst-possible be aware, shedding their firt 4 matches.
RCB, who’re trying like a well-oiled machine, are the overwhelming favourites in opposition to CSK however skipper du Plessis stated he’s not going to take the 4-time champions flippantly.
“I think we are playing some nice cricket at the moment. We have got a bit of form going on at the moment. We also know that Chennai is a team you can never write off. They have got some incredible cricketers there. So it will be a great game, looking forward to it,” du Plessis added.
RCB have additionally been bolstered by the supply of Josh Hazlewood, who had been an integral a part of CSK’s title-winning run final 12 months.
Faf du Plessis performed down the benefit of familiarity with CSK, saying it is a double-edged sword.
“In theory yes, you know all the players well. But the flip side is they know my game very well as well. But it helps that you know a little bit more about their strengths.”