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File photo of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam
With the Indian Premier League just a few days away from its start, Pakistan fans are dreaming of watching their best players like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi in the Indian T20 league. While Pakistani cricketers are banned from participating in the IPL, some fans continue to dream of the board changing in the future, allowing players from across the border to play in the IPL as well. However, on Friday, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh shattered one such fan’s dream.
In a tweet, the fan wrote that he wishes to see Babar Azam and Virat Kohli playing for RCB, Shaheen Afridi and Jasprit Bumrah at Mumbai Indians, and Mohammad Rizwan and MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings.
“A dream for many Indian and Pakistani cricket fans… #PSL2024 #IPL2024 #INDvENG #ViratKohli #BabarAzamZ @avinasharyan09 @harbhajan_singh @mufaddal_vohra,” the fan’s tweet read.
In response, Harbhajan Singh wrote: “No Indian has such dreams… guys please stop dreaming, wake up now.”
As for the new season, Royal Challengers Bangalore have started their pre-tournament camp without their number one Virat Kohli, who might take a few more days to join before the team begins their IPL campaign against reigning champions Chennai Super Kings on the 22nd. of March.
Most of the domestic players joined the camp under new head coach Andy Flower and Director of Cricket Mo Bobat and were put through their paces on the opening day of the camp on Wednesday.
While captain Faf du Plessis was present along with West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, Kohli, easily the biggest blockbuster in Indian cricket, is yet to hit the straps after a paternity break that left him discarded from the marquee of five tests. Series against England.
“Kohli is expected to join in the next few days,” a BCCI source, which is tracking the development of IPL teams, told PTI.
Kohli could make his first appearance for the franchise during ‘RCB Unbox’, an annual high-profile event held in Garden City where fans can catch a glimpse of their favorite stars.
With PTI inputs
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