KKR Latch On To Social Media Development, Troll CSK With Cheeky Publish After IPL 2025 Win
5-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Tremendous Kings are in all types of bother in 2025.
For the primary time in 17 years, they’ve misplaced a sport to bitter-rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. Additionally for the primary time of their historical past, they’ve misplaced 5 video games in a row within the IPL. Additionally for the primary time, they’ve misplaced three video games in a row at their Chepauk fortress.
In opposition to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, CSK followers obtained their want of seeing ‘Thala’ MS Dhoni again because the captain, as common captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was dominated out of IPL 2025 with an elbow fracture.
CSK Woes Worsen In IPL 2025
Nevertheless, that didn’t stop their performances from nosediving as they recorded their lowest ever complete at residence as they completed 103/9 in 20 overs after an Influence Participant substitution.
The very best contribution got here from Shivam Dube who scored 31 not out off 29 balls whereas all-rounder Vijay Shankar contributed one other huge chunk of 29 runs in 21 balls after receiving three reprieves.
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In complete, CSK’s innings included 61 dot balls, which contributed closely to the BCCI’s inexperienced initiative, a collaboration with title sponsors Tata Group which promised to plant 500 bushes each dot ball. The initiative can also be the explanation behind a tree showing after dot ball on the scoreboard in IPL 2025.
The identical factor grew to become the point of interest for social media accounts to make enjoyable of CSK as AI-generated pictures of the Chepauk being coated in bushes began circulating.
KKR Takes A Dig At CSK’s Dot-Ball Rely
Former India captain Krishmachari Srikkanth additionally jumped on the pattern as he lambasted CSK’s batting on his present ‘Cheeky Cheeka’ by saying,
“They abided by the Inexperienced India idea and simply saved planting bushes. From cricket they went to social welfare. In a number of extra days, there shall be no grass on the pitch, solely bushes,” Srikkanth mentioned.
On Sunday, KKR additionally joined the enjoyable as they posted a photograph displaying their stars Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Mooen Ali, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy planting saplings.
CSK will hope to show issues round and get their second win of the season on Monday.
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