Eyeing to end their losing drought at the Chepauk, the toss went waywire for RCB as the Rajat Patidar-led army, who wished to field first, was sent to bat in the middle. Like their previous match, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli walked out with the bat to score a formidable total, with fans rooting for their respective sides. As things turned out, the contest spiced up early on the first ball, with Khaleel and Salt indulging in a chirping contest.
Khaleel Ahmed kicked off the over for the high-octane clash for the Chennai side, operating from over the wicket. He bowled on a length outside the stumps, with a tad swing away from the right-hander who gave a slash at it. However, Salt was beaten on the outside edge, resulting in a dot. Soon after, Khaleel went up to the batter and said a few words at his face. Although Salt didn’t flinch, the left-arm seamer seemed to have a wry smile before focusing on reloading the next delivery. The fact that the big match spiced up right from the match’s first ball, the Twitterverse had every reason to be abuzz.
Heating up
— david Miller (@MillerDavi20894) March 28, 2025
Superb
Khaleel and salt #ViratKohli #KingKohli #RavichandranAshwin #CSKvRCB #CSKvsRCB #CSK #RCB #ChennaiSuperKings #msdhoni pic.twitter.com/V45PGiKGpl
— Mridul (@Mridul0777) March 28, 2025
He is not
Khaleel Ahmed is talking to Phil Salt, brother he is not Chinnaswamy, he is Chepauk…!!!😜#IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/vQVwbYoQPx
— Gurlabh Singh (@Gurlabh91001251) March 28, 2025
Chat time
Khaleel Ahmed having a chat with Phil Salt.#CSKvsRCB #RCBvsCSK #CSKvRCB #rcbvscsk #cskvsrcb #MSDhoni #MSDhoni𓃵 #ViratKohli𓃵 #ViratKohli #IPL #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/F0cEbPjK0j
— Harsh (@Harshsuthar119) March 28, 2025
LOL
Salt tried to kiss to end the rivalry in fans but Khaleel said no. This is heating up. pic.twitter.com/u894x8Ufwe
— Div🦁 (@div_yumm) March 28, 2025
WhatsApp him
Khaleel Ahmed having a chat with Phil Salt.#CSKvRCB #RCBvCSK #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/OiflHd3JB2
— The sports (@the_sports_x) March 28, 2025
Salt in the wounds
Salt in Khaleel’s wounds 💯#RCBvsCSK
— ಭಾರತೀಯ AP 🇮🇳 (@AnnoyedRcbFan) March 28, 2025
The best
The bat and ball are best people talking in this game.
Khaleel does beat Salt but gets the leading edge to third man for a boundary!— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 28, 2025
Ex
Khaleel (ex-DC) running to the mouth of Salt (ex-KKR) after every delivery. Funny 😹😹
— UndergraD (@ugcric) March 28, 2025
Why?
Why is Khaleel onto Salt from the first ball😭
— Joe (@Joearya_10) March 28, 2025
