IPL 2024 / Who will win in the competition between Dhoni and Virat? The secret is hidden in 22 yards

IPL 2024: Now neither Virat is in command, nor Dhoni is the captain of Chennai, but still there is a fierce battle in the very first battle of IPL 2024. The 17th season of the world's biggest cricket league IPL is starting from today. All preparations have been completed at the historic Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The big thing is that two teams are facing each other whose fan following is in crores across the world. Yes, you understood it right, the match is between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match to be held in Chepauk will be no less than a battle because Chennai team would like to maintain its record at home while Bengaluru would like to end the exile that has been going on for 15 years.

The condition is bad in Bengaluru's Chepauk.

Royal Challengers Bangalore last defeated Chennai Super Kings at home in 2008. That was the day and today is the day when Chennai never allowed Bengaluru to win in Chepauk. Bengaluru's strong batting unit is often seen dancing on the 22-yard strip of Chepauk. That batting unit which has a batsman like Virat Kohli. Even the team which has stormy batsmen like Maxwell and Duplessis is not able to do anything after coming to Chepauk. Well, the biggest beauty of cricket is that every day is new and a day definitely comes when you create a new history. This is the only opportunity now available to RCB.

How is Chennai team?

In a team where Dhoni is there, it is necessary to have balance. Even though Dhoni is no longer the captain, he will still be the commander of Gaikwad's team. Dhoni will run the team even without being the captain because this year Rituraj will only learn more. However, to make Gaikwad win, he has many strongmen. Gaikwad himself is a big match-winning batsman. Now this team has a stormy batsman like Rachin Ravindra, who did wonders by scoring 3 centuries in the World Cup. Ajinkya Rahane also has experience with Chennai. Along with Moeen Ali, a batsman like Darrell Mitchell is associated with this team. After this, Ravindra Jadeja and then MS Dhoni will strengthen this team. This time there is also Shardul Thakur in the team who further lengthens Chennai's batting order. In bowling, there are bowlers like Deepak Chahar, Mahish Tikshana and Tushar Deshpande.

Bengaluru team is no less

Royal Challengers Bangalore also has an army of big match winners. Along with captain Du Plessis, game changers like Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell are in this team. Maxwell has already created havoc in the World Cup. He scored a double century and gave Australia a wonderful victory, after which his team became the world champion. This time another special player is associated with RCB and his name is Cameron Green. Green was in Mumbai last season but now he is a part of RCB. The world of his batting is impressive. The big thing is that he can play in the top order, middle order and as a finisher. Apart from this, bowling and fielding are also his plus points. There is also a batsman like Rajat Patidar in the team, who is seen in a different color in white ball cricket. In bowling, the edge of Alzarri Joseph, Akashdeep and Mohammad Siraj can trouble Chennai. The spin department definitely looks a little light but Mayank Dagar can compensate for this deficiency.

How is the Chepauk pitch?

Now the question is, how is the 22-yard pitch on which Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will compete? Chepauk's pitch is always spin friendly and this time too the batsmen will face difficulty in facing spin. But the catch here is that dew falls in Chennai at night. Sometimes it comes in large quantities and sometimes it comes in less quantity. Overall, the teams here do not understand what to do first after winning the toss. However, the Chennai team must have done their homework and Bengaluru must have learned something from their failure. Now it remains to be seen who wins in this match.