England all-rounder Moeen Ali got here into the highlight on Sunday (April 4) after sure web sites/sections of media reported that he has requested his franchise Chennai Super Kings’ administration to take away an alcohol model’s logo from his jersey. Among different manufacturers, the Chennai Super Kings carries the logo of SNJ 10000, a beer model of Chennai-based SNJ Distilleries. Some stories stated that Moeen Ali had requested CSK to take away the logo from his jersey to which the franchise agreed.
However, Chennai Super Kings confirmed to information company IANS that there was no such request from Moeen.
Speaking to IANS, Kasi Vishwanathan, the Chief Executive Officer of Chennai Super Kings, stated, “There has been no request made by Moeen to CSK to remove any logo.”
Moeen had final week lavished reward on CSK skipper MS Dhoni for his skill to remain calm below stress and assist gamers turn out to be higher cricketers.
“I think what differentiates CSK from other teams is actually how they structure everything – from the squad they have to the way they do things. They look a very calm franchise that doesn’t panic,” Ali was quoted as saying by the franchise’s web site.
“I’ve spoken to players who have played under MS and they tell me how he improves their game. I believe a great captain does that,” he added.
Moeen was final yr with Royal Challengers Bangalore however was launched forward of this season’s IPL. He was picked by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 7 crore at this yr’s mini-auction.
The Birmingham-born has performed 19 matches and scored 309 runs at a mean of 20.6 and picked 10 wickets. He might play simply three matches in final season’s IPL.
Back within the 2010 version, former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan had performed for Rajasthan Royals in opposition to Delhi Daredevils with the logo of Kingfisher taped over.