Virat Kohli On MS Dhoni's IPL Retirement: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli has dropped a massive hint on MS Dhoni's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 future. His remark comes ahead of RCB's do-or-die game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Only one between the two teams CSK featuring Dhoni and RCB boasting of having Kohli in the side will head to the IPL 2024 Playoffs.
"For fans to see him (Dhoni) play in any stadium in India is a big thing," Kohli said on JioCinema before the RCB vs CSK IPL 2024 fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
"Me & him playing again, maybe for the last time, you never know – that is a special thing."
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"We have had some great memories, some great partnerships for India, it’s a great occasion for fans to see us together."
IPL 2024 Playoff Qualification Equation Easier For CSK
The IPL 2024 Playoff qualification equation is easier for CSK than it is for RCB. For CSK need a win to go through to the final four. On the other hand, RCB do not only need to win but also need to win by a certain margin to ensure that their Net Run Rate (NRR) gets better than that of CSK.
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On the other hand, if the match between RCB vs CSK gets washed out, it will be the Men in Yellow who will head into the Playoffs as they have 14 points and a point each from the washed out fixture would mean CSK will move to 15 while RCB will have 13 points against their name.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR, Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderbad (SRH) are the three teams to have already secured a place in the IPL 2024 Playoffs.