A Somalian Pirate was wearing the jersey of a renowned IPL franchise. A bunch of Somalian pirates were caught by an Indian Naval ship off the East of Somalia. The Indian naval ship INS Sumitra rescued Pakistani nationals from a vessel around 800 nautical miles away from the coast of Kochi.
The fishing vessel Al Naemi was the second successful Anti-Piracy operation to be carried out by INS Sumitra in the span of 24 hours. The Indian naval ship has rescued vessel and captured 11 Somali Pirates. Al Naeemi vessel and her crew of 19 Pakistani nationals was saved from the Somali Pirates.
However, the internet has gone berserk as one of the Somali pirates was seen in an IPL jersey. Wonder which IPL jersey was he spotted in?
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Which IPL team jersey did the Somali Pirate wear?
The Somali Pirate wore the Royal Challengers Bangalore jersey. The familiar Red and Gold of the RCB was visible in the photos circulated from the vessel. The RCB fans and Virat Kohli stars have been overwhelmed seeing their team's support.
However, this has brought on banters and trolling on the forefront, with the rival fans trolling the Bangalore franchise over social media.
A Somalian pirate wearing RCB Jersey captured by Indian navy while trying to hijack an Iranian cargo ship is the peak 2024 already pic.twitter.com/epb1xmGAg4
— Squint Neon (@TheSquind) January 30, 2024
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When does IPL 2024 begin?
The IPL 2024 is scheduled to commence on March 22, 2024. The finals will be played on May 26, days before the start of the ICC T20 World Cup. The 17th edition of the IPL would act as a preliminary tournament for the players ahead of the ICC event scheduled later.
How many IPL finals have RCB reached?
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have failed to get their hands on the IPL silverware in their 16 years of existence. There best-ever finish has been runners-up. The United Breweries-owned franchise has finished second to the trophy-winners on three occasions.
RCB missed out on the IPL title in the 2009, 2011, and 2016 seasons.
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