MS Dhoni as Roger Federer, Ravindra Jadeja as Rafael Nadal, Shivam Dube as Novak Djokovic; CSK's reply to Wimbledon on calling Federer as Thalaiva
Produced by: Hitansh Gaur
Earlier this week, Wimbledon Twitter posted a picture of Roger Federer and captioned it as a ‘Thalaiva’. Now, Chennai Super Kings have responded to the viral tweet by posting AI images of their players as tennis stars like Djokovic and Nadal.
CSK replies to Wimbledon’s tweet
As Wimbledon decided to call Federer ‘Thalaiva’, CSK corrected the tennis legends by posting an AI image of ‘Thalaiva of cricket’, MS Dhoni as Federer.
Dhoni as Roger Federer
The IPL team of Chennai also posted an image of their 2023 final star player, Ravindra Jadeja as the Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal.
Jadeja as Nadal
Third picture is of the all-rounder Shivam Dube as none other than the all-time highest Grand Slam winner, Novak Djokovic. Djokovic has 23 Grand Slams surpassing Nadal by one trophy.
Shivam Dube as Djokovic
Last picture is of Sri Lankan pacer, Matheesha Pathirana as the current world No. 1 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz.
M Pathirana as Alcaraz
While CSK has responded in their own way, the fans of Dhoni and Tamil Nadu’s real ‘Thalaivar’ Rajinikanth also gave their reactions to the viral tweet.
Reactions to Wimbledon’s ‘Thalaiva’
One user on Twitter wrote, “No Wimbledon, there's only one Thala in Sports that's MSD. No disrespect to Roger.”
“Only one Thalaiva in sports, MSD”
Another user tagged the superstar Rajinikanth and wrote, “HaHa! Thalaiva @rajinikanth Wimbledon is calling you. They have photo of some guy from Europe who is also calling you.”
Wimbledon calling Rajinikanth
One Twitter user praised the social media team of Wimbledon for using such popular and creative terms. He wrote, “Whoever is managing the profiles for Wimbledon, deserves a raise. First Naatu Naatu on Instagram and now this!”
Wimbledon staff “deserves a raise”
