Banned in IPL but CSK and RR still going strong on social media

Nov 26, 2018 at 12:39 PM

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Banned in IPL but CSK and RR still going strong on social media

They are banned for two years from the Indian Premier League but that is not stopping Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals to make their presence felt on social media. The twitter handles of both the disbanded clubs have been very active in showing support for their former players who have joined other teams this season.

From posting group photos of the players in their new team shirts to going down memory lane and congratulating Ravinder Jadeja on his wedding, these two Twitter pages have held on to their past tightly.
Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings have a huge fan base on twitter with 759 thousand 2.16 million followers respectively.

The chain of tweets showing support for the players started on April 14 when Gujarat Lions welcomed Rising Pune Supergiants at Rajkot.The CSK Twitter handle labeled the game as a ‘CSK derby between Thala (MS Dhoni), Helicopters, Carrom Balls, Fafulous Catches and Chinna Thala (Suresh Raina), Sir (Jadeja), Bravo’s dance and Baz and Smith’s Blistering Opening.

 

But the outpour of emotions did not stop there as Pictures of former players of CSK and RR taking group photos found their way to both the team’s twitter pages.

Rajasthan Royal’s twitter handle also shared a group picture of its former players.Their tweet read,”Missing them? Here they are!

CSK tweeted a congratulatory message to Ravinder Jadeja for his wedding.

Almost a week after Delhi Daredevils’ Chris Morris hit eight sixes in an unbeaten and match-winning 82 against Gujarat Lions, Rajasthan Royals posted a picture of the South African in a blue Rajasthan shirt. The picture even bore a Rajasthan Royals hologram.

Replying to Rajasthan Royal’s tweet, CSK tweeted a picture of Morris in CSK jersey.

CSK also made sure to show their support to their diehard fans.  CSK tweeted on their MSD ‘Superfan’ Saravanan who went to Hyderabad to watch Dhoni in the Rising Pune Supergiants and Sunrisers Hyderabad game on April 26.

Not only the team’s twitter handles but also some players have been open about their sentiments for their  former team.  Dwayne Bravo tweeted ‘Brothers for Life #CSK #Champion’ with a picture of him posing with Dhoni and Raina on April 15. CSK’s Twitter handle retweeted it within five minutes.

MS Dhoni, who captained CSK right from the beginning of IPL , while receiving the Pune jersey said that he was emotionally connected with CSK and it will be quite tough for him to move on.“I would be lying if I say I have moved on,” Dhoni was quoted as saying. “That is the special part of being a human being. There has got to be an emotional connect after eight years (with CSK). After eight years of IPL, it feels very different to play for any other team. All of a sudden if you want me to say that I am very excited to play for a new team, don’t give credit to CSK and the fans for the love and affection they have given us, it will be wrong.”

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