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WATCH: MS Dhoni vs Virat Kohli in new IPL 2019 advertisement

Dixit Bhargav
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MS Dhoni vs Virat Kohli in new IPL 2019

MS Dhoni vs Virat Kohli in new IPL 2019: The two biggest names in Indian cricket were recently seen in an advertisement.

With the 12th season of the Indian Premier League slated to begin in less than 10 days now, host broadcaster Star Sports is coming up with frequent impressive advertisements in a bid to allure the the maximum amount of eyeballs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli had recently laid emphasis on “game” in the last advertisement he appeared for. In Star Sports’  latest ad, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has joined Kohli in the build-up to the tournament.

The 60-second long video uploaded on the official social media handles of Star Sports witnesses the fans doing their best to support Kohli and Dhoni and their respective IPL teams for IPL 2019.

In the last sequence of the advertisement, both the cricketers are seen sharing space on the screen where they talk about the IPL opener. It is worth mentioning that both the team will lock horns in the first match of IPL 2019 on March 23 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Watch the full video below:

The IPL 2019 schedule announcement had comprised of fixtures of only the first 17 matches. In a recent media interaction, BCCI Acting Secretary Amitabh Choudhary was quoted as saying that the rest of the schedule will be disclosed after the release of the General Election schedule. With the election dates being confirmed yesterday, fans can expect the full schedule to be made public in the days to come.

How Twitter reacted:

Earlier, Kohli, Dhoni, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and other cricketers had appeared in the official theme song of IPL 2019.

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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