NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have shared a bond since their under-19 days, having both been part of the victorious 2008 Under-19 World Cup team led by Virat. Their camaraderie extends beyond the field, evident in their strong friendship.
During the IPL 2024 opening match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Virat and Jadeja engaged in a hilarious exchange, sparking laughter across social media platforms.
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The incident occurred in the 11th over of RCB's innings when Jadeja was bowling to Cameron Green.
Green tapped a delivery back to Jadeja, who was into his third over.
Known for his brisk pace between deliveries, Jadeja jokingly threatened to pass the ball to Kohli before swiftly returning to his bowling mark for the next delivery.
1/10:Chennai Super Kings down Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 opener
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2/10:Mustafizur's brilliance
Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman returned figures of 4-29 to set up a six-wicket win for defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.PTI
3/10:Shivam Dube & Ravindra Jadeja's stand
Hosts CSK restricted Bengaluru to 173/6 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Shivam Dube, who hit 34, and Ravindra Jadeja, who made 25, put on an unbeaten stand of 66 to steer the team home.PTI
4/10:IPL opening ceremony
The 17th edition of the lucrative league began with a glitzy ceremony, with performances by Bollywood stars including India's Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman.AFP
5/10:Dhoni's captaincy handover
<p>Old warhorse MS Dhoni had shocked his fans on the eve of the opener when he handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, who said he got to know of the decision last week.</p>PTI
6/10:Man of the Match: Mustafizur
Mustafizur had Du Plessis caught out for 35 and RCB slipped from 41-0 to 42-3 in the space of seven balls when Glenn Maxwell was out for a first-ball duck off Deepak Chahar. Mustafizur was named man of the match.AP
7/10:Virat Kohli's return
Virat Kohli returned to competitive cricket after two months following a paternity break. He made 21 off 20 balls including a six off spinner Maheesh Theekshana before his departure in another inspired spell by Mustafizur.AP
8/10:Chennai's batting display
CSK's batsmen including IPL debutant Ravindra, who hit a 15-ball 37, got starts but lost regular wickets. Dube, who came in as impact substitute in place of Mustafizur, and Jadeja ensured the team sailed through.ANI
9/10:Green's bowling impact
Green struck with two key wickets including Rahane (27) and Daryl Mitchell (22) with his fast-medium bowling but Jadeja kept the chase going.PTI
10/10:Rawat & Karthik's partnership
For RCB, Anuj Rawat, a wicketkeeper-batsman who hit 48, and Dinesh Karthik, 38 not out, steadied the ship and then took the attack to the opposition in their partnership of 95 in 50 balls.PTIIn response, Virat humorously asked Jadeja to give Green a moment to catch his breath.
"Abey sans to lene de usko (let him (Cameron Green) breathe, man) ," said Virat.
The conversation between two friends Jadeja and Virat went viral in quick time.
CSK went on to defeat RCB by six wickets to kick off their IPL 2024 campaign in style.
