The IPL high-voltage clash will be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings while Harbhajan Singh, who has played from both franchises in the IPL, said that the MI-CSK clash gives him the feeling similar to the India-Pakistan game.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) high-voltage game will be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings while fans are waiting intensely for this high-voltage clash that will be played on Thursday evening at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Both sides are suffering at the bottom of the IPL 2022 points table and both of them need a win to save their position for the playoffs. The most winning IPL title franchise Mumbai Indians have lost their first six consecutively games while Chennai Super Kings have won just one game.
Ahead of the clash, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has played from both franchises in the IPL, said that the MI-CSK clash gives him the feeling similar to an India-Pakistan game.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Harbhajan said:
“It felt strange when I first wore the CSK jersey after sitting in the Mumbai Indians dressing room for 10 years. For me, both the teams have been very special. The match between these two IPL giants gives the feeling of an India-Pakistan contest due to the rivalry factor and the level of competition.”
“When I first stepped down on the field against MI, I was praying for the match to end soon because there was emotion and a lot of pressure involved in that game. Luckily that match ended early and CSK won it,”
he stated further.
Suryakumar Yadav and Dewald Brevis also express their part of the excitement of being around the team, challenges, and the opposition team.
Speaking on the MI TV on Star Sports, Suryakumar said,
“I think it has been going on for a decade now people are talking about MI vs CSK. I think it has always been there and I feel it will always be there because that bond between the two teams is very special whenever both the teams take the ground against each other, I feel it’s a completely different atmosphere altogether.”
“For our family, the IPL is one of the biggest T20 leagues we follow. I want to be honest about my family. So, from the start of the IPL, my mother has been a Mumbai supporter. She loves Mumbai and she was so happy and grateful when I got contracted here,”
the young South African said.
“My Dad was from Kolkata but everyone in the family moved now to Mumbai. I still need to work a bit on my brother as he is a CSK supporter but I think he will get in there,”
he said about the loyalties of his family members.
In term of head-to-head, Mumbai Indians have won 19 games and CSK have won 13 while the Mumbai Indians are the only team who wins more IPL title a record of five times and CSK have won four times.
