Ravichandran Ashwin dragged anshul kamboj into the middle of a viral mix-up on May 10, 2026, after a security official at Joseph Vijay’s oath-taking ceremony in Chennai was mistaken for the CSK fast bowler. The joke landed on a must-win day for Chennai Super Kings against Lucknow Super Giants at Chepauk.
Ashwin wrote, “Duty always comes first, but on a must-win match day #CSKVLSG, it's a bit too much,” before following with, “It's a day game, get a cab & get to Chepauk ASAP Anshul Kamboj. Big Game.” CSK then leaned harder into the moment and posted, “Don't worry, Anshul Kamboj is here,” with a video of him bowling.
Ashwin's Chepauk line
The X post turned a lookalike image into same-day matchday banter. That matters because the joke was tied directly to Chepauk, not to a generic social-media pile-on, and it came as CSK tried to steady a squad built around a fast bowler they bought for Rs 3.40 crore.
Kamboj had already taken 17 wickets in 10 matches heading into the game, and his role had become more important because CSK's bowling unit had been depleted by international departures and injuries. He had also delivered 3 for 22 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match-winning IPL 2026 spell, which helps explain why the club was quick to show him bowling rather than let the joke stand on its own.
CSK's bowling reply
Chennai Super Kings won the toss against Lucknow Super Giants and chose to bowl first, with Ruturaj Gaikwad saying a brief shower before the toss influenced the call. Kamboj was named in the playing XI, which settled the viral question raised by the Chennai ceremony clip and gave CSK a clean way to flip the joke back on itself.
The sequence was classic Chennai: a cinema-linked public event, a cricket reaction on X, then a club reply that used the player in question to close the loop. For readers tracking CSK's playoff push, the practical takeaway was simple — Kamboj was not left on the sidelines, and Ashwin's cab line became part of the build-up to a match CSK treated as a must-win in front of its home crowd.
