Published 18:35 IST, August 11th 2020
Virat Kohli to Rajasthan Royals? Mega trade only possible if he brings Mr. Nags with him
Rajasthan Royals recently tweeted about Virat Kohli possibly joining their IPL team only if he brings Mr Nags with him, who is a comedian from Banglore.
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On August 10, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) got government's confirmation to proceed with IPL in UAE. Brijesh Patel, chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL) anunced approval on Monday. While teams are getting ready to train before leaving for Dubai for tournament, Rajasthan Royals (RR) recently expressed ir wish for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli to become a part of ir team.
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Do Rajasthan Royals want to add Virat Kohli to ir squad before IPL 2020?
On August 9, a fan tweeted an edited photo of Virat Kohli wearing Rajasthan Royals jersey. y captioned im with a "Royals Welcomes KING". Rajasthan team replied to Twitter user, retweeting edited photo. However, y added a clause of ir own, stating that y only want Kohli in ir team if he brings Mr Nags with him.
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Who is Mr Nags?
Mr Nags is a popular member of Royal Challengers Bangalore staff, who is often conducting funny interviews of team's players. During IPL season, fans look forward to his show 'RCB Insider'. Fans joked about t wanting King of Cricket on squad, saying that y have been doing better without him. As of w, Kohli is only player in IPL to have played all seasons with one team. While Kohli is highest run-scorer in league, RCB are yet to win a title.
Fans react to Rajasthan Royals wanting Kohli and Mr Nags on ir squad for IPL 2020
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When will IPL 2020 UAE begin?
IPL 2020 is scheduled to take place in UAE from September 19 to vember 10 and will run for a total of 53 days. This will also be first time in IPL history that finals will take place on a weekday (Tuesday). tournament will also be played at three venues in UAE – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. IPL 2020 was initially scheduled on March 29 but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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(Im source: Rajasthan Royals official Twitter, Virant Kohli official Instagram)
18:35 IST, August 11th 2020