The action has shifted from Bengaluru to Chennai where RCB take on CSK in the IPL 2024 opener on March 22. The buzz is already palpable as the two biggest stars of Indian cricket - MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli - lock horns.

Without a doubt, they both will be in the spotlight during the blockbuster opener. A couple of days ahead of the much-awaited clash, Dhoni was seen bonding with Kohli during a net session. The pictures of the meeting has surfaced on social space and has since gone viral. Here are the pictures we are talking about of the two. With Dhoni growing his hair like his younger days, speculations are rife that this could be his last year at the IPL. Spotlight would surely be on him to his his levels of fitness and how his knee is coping up to the demands of the modern game. It is expected to be a mouthwatering clash when RCB lock horns with CSK at the Anbuden. The two teams have locked horns at the IPL stage on 31 occasions. Out of the 31 times over the past 17 seasons, Chennai has managed to win 20 games, while RCB has emerged on top on 10 occasions. A solitary game also ended with no result. On March 22, it will be the 32nd time that the two sides would clash. The first time the two sides met back in 2008, CSK won the game by 13 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium.