Podcast: Jan Hitt Mein Jaari on IPL & Controversies With RJ Anant

CSK made a comeback after two years, but now, the team can’t even play on their home turf anymore.

IPL was a massive hit when it started in 2008. You had cheerleaders, the signature trumpet sound and a round up of some very popular cricketers. Over the years, it lost its charm a little. Fast forward to 2018 and it’s back with a bang.

BUT! Yes, there’s always a but.

Controversies and IPL go hand in hand. Whether it was Shah Rukh Khan being banned from the Wankhede Stadium or the latest Cauvery issue which saw some flying shoes at MA Chidambaram Stadium, trust IPL for some BIG news other than cricket.

"CSK will be asked to move their home matches to Pune, as the Chennai police has expressed their inability to provide adequate security for the remaining matches," IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla told reporters in Jaipur on Wednesday.

Many players of the team took to Twitter to express how ‘heartbreaking’ the shift was.

Heart breaking news..no more ipl games in chennai.. fans have waited two years for CSK to play in front of them at home..hope all the issues get solved soon and matches comes back to chennai soon...Thank u for your love,wishes,prayers would be needed all the time..

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 11, 2018

Will miss playing on our home ground and entertaining our #Chennai fans this season...You are always in our hearts.
On to #Pune now! #IPL2018

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) April 12, 2018

Sad to be leaving Chennai and not be able to come back this season..#whistlepodu

— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) April 12, 2018

IPL's most popular franchise CSK has made a comeback to the league after serving a two-year suspension on charges of spot-fixing in 2013, and now that they’re back, they can’t even play on their home ground!