Former Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spinner Harbhajan Singh gave his opinion about the upcoming clash between the two giants of the Indian Premier League in the ongoing IPL 2022 and called it akin to an India-Pakistan match.
The two champions teams will clash at the DY Patil Stadium on April 21, 2022, in a completely different scenario as MI finds itself at the bottom of the points table with no win from 6 matches and CSK is just above them at the 9th spot with one win from 6 matches.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports about the MI-CSK clash, Harbhajan said: "It felt strange when I first wore the CSK jersey after sitting in the Mumbai Indians dressing room for 10 years. For me, both the teams have been very special. The match between these two IPL giants gives the feeling of an India-Pakistan contest due to the rivalry factor and the level of competition."
"When I first stepped down on the field against MI, I was praying for the match to end soon because there was emotion and a lot of pressure involved in that game. Luckily that match ended early and CSK won it," he stated further.
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In terms of head-to-head record, Mumbai Indians have the edge over Chennai Super Kings as they have won 19 games as compared to CSK's 13. Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title a record five times while CSK has won it four times.
Mumbai Indians Suryakumar Yadav and Dewald Brevis also talked about the electrifying encounter.
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Speaking on the MI TV on Star Sports, Suryakumar said, "I think it has been going on for a decade now people are talking about MI vs CSK. I think it has always been there and I feel it will always be there because that bond between the two teams is very special whenever both the teams take the ground against each other, I feel it's a completely different atmosphere altogether."
"For our family, the IPL is one of the biggest T20 leagues we follow. I really want to be honest about my family. So, from the start of the IPL, my mother has been a Mumbai supporter. She loves Mumbai and she was so happy and grateful when I got contracted here," the young South African Dewald Brevis said.
