The batting coach of RCB, Dinesh Karthik, welcomes to the whole team to his Chennai home prior to the IPL throwdown with CSK. The match will happen at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, March 28. On Thursday, RCB players along with his support staff converged at Karthik's abode and spent the evening in a well-lit open area. They comfortably dressed and had cocktails together, relishing the last bit of the atmosphere before the match. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dinesh Karthik (@dk00019) RCB began their IPL 2025 campaign in the best way possible by completely dominating KKR with a seven-wicket victory at Eden Gardens. Karthik had debuted for the franchise in 2015; his last three seasons were in 2022, 2023, and 2024, after which he retired and shifted to coaching. Getting that early win, RCB must now face five-time champions CSK, and playing at Chennai is always a difficulty for RCB. Of the nine IPL matches played between the two teams at Chepauk, victory has only tasted victory on one occasion, with the last such incidence taking place in 2008. Also Read: Head Coach Stephen Fleming hints at CSK's XI ahead of RCB clash The overall head-to-head record also goes in favor of the Chennai Super Kings, with 21 wins in 33 matches, while the Royal Challengers Bangalore can only boast of 11 victories. Rajat Patidar and his team are sure to try to turn it around from this win over KKR. CSK, of course, in a confident frame of mind as they open this clash, having defeated the Mumbai Indians in the first game. The super clash, for both teams starting IPL 2025 on a winning note, promises to be a thrilling contest. The batting coach at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is confident that ace batter Virat Kohli is ready to deal with the spin trio from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2025 match on March 28 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Chennai.