Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir again? Netizens excited for RCB vs KKR clash, await drama

While home teams continue to dominate the matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, there is certainly no shortage of drama, last-ball thrillers, and on-field banter. With excitement levels on the rise, one highly anticipated clash is between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - and for good reason. Fans are eager to witness the ongoing drama between Virat Kohli and the recently returned KKR Gautam Gambhir.

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The two cricketers have been engaged in heated exchanges and on each other's throats - quite literally - and tensions seem far from settled. With KKR visiting the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, fireworks are expected, especially after their bowler, Harshit Rana, displayed glimpses of aggression against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Mayank Agarwal.

Fans have taken to social media platforms, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), to express their excitement for Match 10, scheduled to take place on March 29 in Bengaluru.

As for their IPL 2024 campaign so far, RCB suffered defeat in the season opener against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) but bounced back to secure their first home victory against Punjab Kings (PBKS). With one win and one loss, they currently occupy the 6th spot on the points table.

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Meanwhile, KKR has played only one game so far, at their home ground - Eden Gardens - where they clinched a last-ball thriller victory against SRH. Occupying the 4th spot, KKR will be eager to break the trend of home team victories in the current IPL and secure two consecutive wins.

Head to Head: RCB 14 - 18 KKR with the Knight Riders having secured victories in both encounters against RCB last season - scoring 200+ runs on each occasion.

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mahipal Lomror, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Will Jacks, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Tom Curran, Reece Topley

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Anukul Roy, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera.