Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal identified the similarities between the Punjab Kings’ jersey with that of RCB’s by playfully welcoming captain KL Rahul and Chris Gayle to the franchise.
“Welcome to @RCBTweets boys @henrygayle @klrahul11,” mentioned Chahal in his tweet with a video of Gayle and Rahul having a chat on the sphere carrying the Punjab jersey throughout their match on Monday towards Rajasthan Royals.
Welcome to @RCBTweets boys @henrygayle @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/1TQ65VzScR
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) April 12, 2021
Notably, because the day Punjab Kings have unveiled their jersey, they’ve been on the receiving finish of trolls and a few criticism for copying the outdated RCB jersey. Fans have identified quite a few similarities between PBKS’ new cricket equipment and the one sported by the RCB gamers through the beginning years of the T20 competitors. Few are even trolling the franchise saying that Punjab is simply an extension of Bangalore.
Looks like Punjab not solely received their gamers from RCB but additionally their jersey.#RRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/5Kl46yyd5Y
— Vatsal Jain (@VatsalJ83830467) April 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings gained their IPL 2021 opener as they scored a mammoth 221/6 with captain KL Rahul scoring 91 off 50 balls. However, RR virtually pulled off an epic chase with their captain Sanju Samson scoring a rare 119 runs off simply 63 deliveries. But, they fell simply 4 runs quick with Samson being dismissed off the final ball of the match and RR’s innings ended on 217/7.
