The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) found themselves in the middle of a storm after a social media post, with the aim of tangling fans brilliantly.
The franchise shared a picture of Varun Chakraborty with the IPL Trophy and asked the followers to choose their favorite “Mystery Man” moment in purple and gold,
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had already indicated their game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).,
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Sharing the picture of Varun Chakraborty with his family on X, KKR wrote, “Purple and gold your favorite mystery-humor-moment?
Your favorite mystery in purple and gold?
Answer section is all yours, #Knightsarmy pic.twitter.com/itc967mrlj
– kolkataknightriders (@kkriders) August 29, 2025
But things took an unexpected turn when a fan shared the clip from IPL 2020, where Varun Chakraborty dropped MS Dhoni, and he captioned it, “Varun’s best mantra vs. MSD “.
He also jumped into the discussion, as he said “Thala vs Thalapathi.”
Thala vs Thalapathi
– kolkataknightriders (@kkriders) August 29, 2025
Wordplay did not sit well with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans, who saw it as an excavation in the legendary MS Dhoni, who won five IPL trophies as captains in yellow.
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Within a few minutes, the commentary section was filled with anger, CSK fans accused KKR of showing disrespect towards legendary wicketkeeper-butter on social media.
How Varun Chakravardhi clean MS Dhoni
Speaking about the moment from IPL 2020, Varun Chakraborty cleaned MS Dhoni during a conflict between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 7 October.
The mystery spinner gave a clever, slow variation, almost a leg-like, and the CSK went to a large swing across the legend line. But the ball snatched the inner side of Dhoni and crashed into the middle stump. He went out of the ground after scoring 11 runs for 12 balls against KKR.
In that match, Chennai Super Kings lost 10 wickets in Abu Dhabi. And finally, Mumbai Indians were eventually crowned the champion under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. MI crushed Delhi’s capitals by 5 wickets in the IPL 2020 final in Dubai.
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On the other hand, the CSK failed to progress in the playoffs in the 2020 season, ending as the second-tomat side in the tournament and Dhoni won only six of the 14 matches under Dhoni. He had scored only 200 runs in 14 matches at an average of 25.00 on an average of 25.00 and a strike rate of 116.27.
Meanwhile, the Chennai Super Kings icon is allegedly set to call time on its extraordinary journey after IPL 2026. It is being said that Dhoni will be the last dance of the next season as a player in the IPL. The 44 -year -old has fought through injuries and even performed knee surgery in 2023, but his passion for the game has carried them forward.
