RCB’s Last Win vs CSK in Chepauk: World was Different in 2008

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) last beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk on May 21, 2008. Cricket and the world have changed so much since then. Let us look back and see how things were different back then

Cricket in 2008

• Virat Kohli had not played for India yet.
• Anil Kumble was the captain of India.
• Sachin Tendulkar had 81 international hundreds.
• MS Dhoni had captained India in only 32 international matches.
• Roger Federer was the Wimbledon champion, and neither Nadal nor Djokovic had yet won the title.
• India had not yet won an individual Olympic gold medal.

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The World in 2008

• WhatsApp and Bitcoin did not exist.
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is a Rajasthan Royals cricketer now, was not born.
• Sensex was at 17,243 today it is more than 77,000.
• India was operating 2G networks for mobile communication.
• Gold was at ₹12,500 per 10 grams today it is more than ₹90,000.
• Anushka Sharma had not yet made her Bollywood debut.
• Pervez Musharraf was the President of Pakistan.
• Barack Obama had not yet become the US President.
• Cristiano Ronaldo was still playing for Manchester United.
• Dommaraju Gukesh, India's current World Chess Champion, was not yet two years old.
• Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah had not yet been broadcast.

Then vs. Now

The IPL was in its inaugural season and nobody knew how much bigger it would go. CSK has terrorized RCB at Chepauk through the years, and it has been one of their most difficult venues. As every new season of the IPL comes around, fans of RCB pray that one day their team will shatter the winning drought.