Chennai Super Kings new signing Moeen Ali has made a special request to his franchise and as per reports in Times Now it is learnt the franchise has accepted his request. The yellow brigade led by the charismatic Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently unveiled their brand new jersey for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League. The English all-rounder requested CSK to remove the logo of the alcohol brand from his jersey for the upcoming edition. As per Muslim traditions, Moeen Ali doesn't consume or promote alcohol brands and has requested the three-time champions to remove the logo of the alcohol brand.
We have earlier seen that players like Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid also doesn't sport alcohol brands on their England jerseys and quite often one has witnessed the English players refraining from spraying champagne when these two are in close proximity. The Chennai based franchise had no qualms in agreeing to Moeen’s request.
The all-rounder was bought in the mini-auction for a whopping Rs 7 crores by the Chennai Super Kings after being released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore having plied his trade for the franchise for three seasons without much success. He did play a few match-defining knocks here and there and picked a few crucial wickets but couldn’t quite replicate this on a consistent basis and hence was overlooked for the upcoming season by RCB who is yet to win an IPL title so far. With just 5 days left for the extravaganza to kickoff, Moeen Ali expressed his eagerness to represent the Chennai Super Kings under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
"I've spoken to players who have played under MS and they tell me how he improves their game. I believe a great captain does that," Moeen was quoted as saying by the CSK website ahead of the IPL 2021.
"I think it's something on every player's wish list to play under MS. I think it's the confidence and the clarity he gives people. It's exciting," Moeen further added. While the 14th edition of the tournament starts on 9th April with the opener slated to be played between Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings play their first game against the Delhi Capitals the following day.