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00:00Hello everyone this is Anjana Kumar and I'm here with my colleague Clint and we are covering the
00:04live IPL event which is kick-starting today. Remember the venue for IPL has been moved from
00:11India to the UAE because of the rising number of COVID cases in India. Needless to say the
00:17fans in the UAE are super excited that the IPL matches are being played here in the Emirates.
00:23We are in Makar, a restaurant in Business Bay and we are talking to some excited fans here
00:31who are looking forward to the match today. The match is being played between Chennai Super Kings
00:36and Mumbai Indians. Two charismatic captains will be battling it out tonight. It will be between
00:43Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Both will want to take an early win so they can have a good
00:50lead in the IPL matches so we are looking forward to an exciting match here. With me is Mr. Max.
00:56He's from Manipur in India and also Amit here is from Mumbai. I asked Amit earlier on if he's going
01:05to be supporting Mumbai Indians but he says he's just a fan of cricket. So anyway let's start with
01:10you Max. What do you think about this match today and where do you think it's going to be heading?
01:15I personally enjoy IPL because I don't have stress who is winning or who is losing the game
01:21but personally I prefer Dhoni's team, Chennai. From a technical point of view, who is
01:27in a better position in terms of the batting lineup and in terms of the bowlers?
01:36Who do you think has a better chance today? I'm not an expert on it but to my understanding
01:42Mumbai has a better spot looking by their experience and the age factor and Chennai
01:50is a bit aged but experience is there so I guess Mumbai is a bit advantaged on that.
01:57But your heart is with Chennai right because you're a Dhoni fan I believe. Yeah just because of Dhoni I guess.
02:04So Amit tell me are you going to be cheering for Mumbai? He's for Chennai, we need someone
02:09from Mumbai. Yeah definitely, I'm here for Mumbai Indians all the way. Awesome, so tell me
02:16who are you a fan of from Mumbai? Mumbai Indians, what's her name? That Ambani lady, I'm her fan.
02:25But from a player's point of view? From a player's point of view, Rohit Sharma, he's playing well right now
02:31if you notice. He's already hit a few boundaries so I'll be watching him.
02:36Yes he is quite a charismatic captain to look at, amazing player as well.
02:43So thank you guys so much, we will be talking to more people, more excited fans so stay tuned.