Rajasthan Royals End RCBโs IPL 2024 Campaign
Royal Challengers Bengaluruโs dream of becoming IPL champions once again has been dashed. Rajasthan Royals beat Royals Challengers Bengaluru by 4 wickets in a colorful eliminator match of the 17th season of IPL. Rajasthan Royals storm into Qualifier 1 with this win. Rajasthan Royals will now face Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 on Friday, May 24. On the other hand, RCBโs challenge ended with this defeat.
Dinesh Karthikโs Farewell from IPL
With this defeat of RCB, the teamโs legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has also indirectly announced that his IPL career is over. Karthik has not given any official information regarding his retirement. But after the match, the way Karthik said goodbye to the fans by raising his hands. From that, it is said that this is Karthikโs last match in IPL. Karthik was also given a guard of honor by his fellow RCB players.
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RCBโs Gratitude and Future Prospects
Karthik thanked the fans as he exited the field after his dismissal. Also, after Rajasthan won the match, Karthik removed his gloves and raised his hand to thank the fans. This time, Virat Kohli hit Karthik hard. Also, Kartike was the first to leave the field. At that time, RCB teammates applauded Karthik and thanked him for his service to cricket.
Meanwhile, the second match of the 17th season of IPL and RCBโs first match was played against CSK at the Chepauk Stadium on March 23. Is this your last game at Chepauk in the press conference after the Kartikla match? Such a question was asked to Karthik. While answering this, Karthik gave a promising answer. โ is a good question. I hope to be here to play in the playoffs. If we qualify for the playoffs and come to play in Chepauk, that will be my last game. But if it doesnโt happen, then I will have played my last match at Chepaukโ, said Karthik. So, after the defeat in the eliminator, it would not be wrong to say that we saw Karthik playing for the last time in the IPL.