Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) spinner Karn Sharma has finally spoken on the controversy that surrounded the famous IPL 2024 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru got off to a poor start to their 2024 season, winning just one of their first six matches. However, the RCB team staged a stunning comeback by winning six games in a row and making it to the IPL 2024 playoffs.
RCB’s final league match was against CSK at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on May 18, 2024. They won the high-pressure league game by 27 runs and secured the final playoff spot. Amid this, India squad for Afghanistan T20I series announced; Sanju Samson returns, 4 injured stars named.
After the memorable win, RCB players celebrated for several minutes on the field. During this time, CSK players, including the legendary MS Dhoni, were waiting near the boundary to shake hands. After waiting for 10-15 minutes, Dhoni eventually walked towards the dressing room without meeting the RCB players.
However, he did shake hands with the members of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s support staff and a few bench players on his way to the dressing room in Bengaluru. This sparked massive drama, with some former cricketers questioning RCB’s sportsmanship.
Karn Sharma clears the air on MS Dhoni handshake row
However, Karn Sharma has now made it clear that there was no fight or rift between RCB, CSK, and Dhoni. The former CSK spinner has explained that the players were simply caught up in the excitement of completing a remarkable comeback.
Karn Sharma was quoted as saying by Revsportz: “There was nothing like that. It was a very big achievement for us, from winning only one game out of six and then winning six in a row to qualify. It is obvious that the celebration would be slightly over the top.”
He revealed that the RCB players later went to the CSK dressing room and met Dhoni after their celebrations were over. He explained that the celebrations went on for around 10-12 minutes, so such a legendary cricketer could not be expected to wait at the boundary for that long.
Karn further explained, “There was no rift as such, and we could not meet MS Dhoni at that time because we were celebrating, but after that everyone went to the dressing room and met Dhoni. It is nothing like how it was shown outside.
It got a bit late, but everyone met him. If you take 10-12 minutes instead of two minutes, obviously no one will wait for you at that moment, but there was no rift at all.” RCB's memorable comeback eventually ended in the Eliminator, where they lost to Rajasthan Royals.
Dhoni should learn how to handle loss with grace from Kohli. Handshake is one of the great things about our game. If it was Kohli, many would have called him egoistic.- @MichaelVaughan @msdhoni We are not expected THIS from you?#RCBvsCSK #Bengaluru #MSD pic.twitter.com/MKL1FOLlGS
— ABHI (@Abhi_GOAT18) May 19, 2024Karn Sharma hails Ruturaj Gaikwad’s rise
Meanwhile, Karn Sharma, who won IPL titles with CSK in 2018 and 2021, praised Ruturaj Gaikwad. He highlighted Gaikwad’s strong domestic record and said his IPL success came after years of hard work. Amid this, Ricky Ponting warns India over rank turners in WTC final race.
The former CSK star also pointed out that Gaikwad improved his game and became even more dangerous once he started batting regularly in his preferred position.
He added, “Gaikwad was a very good batter right from the start. It is not easy playing in the IPL. CSK picked him as he had done well in domestic cricket. Sometimes it happens that your team does not click, but he has worked on things, and when he got to bat at his actual position thereafter, he dominated.”
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