The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are a franchise that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a cricketing league held annually in India. The team is based in the southern city of Bengaluru, Karnataka. Its jersey colour is red and gold. RCB are yet to win an IPL championship. The team is captained by Indian skipper Virat Kohli. More
RCB handled it the best as they kept their mid-tournament form intact and won the title.
The previous edition of the tournament saw RCB win their first-ever IPL championship, which came after a long wait of 18 years.
Virat Kohli has retired from T20Is and Tests and is now focused in the 50-over format but it remains uncertain considering the recent reports.
Mo Bobat along with current head coach Andy Flower had a detailed conversation on the subject with Virat Kohli before finalising the decision.
His remark didn’t go down well with many RCB fans, who responded by sharing a clip from an episode of the ‘RCB Podcast: Bold and Beyond’, where Rajat Patidar had spoken about the story.
The question to ask is one part of the function was held in the Vidhan Soudha and from there the caravan moved to the Chinnaswamy.
On June 4, a crowd of around 3 lakh people gathered outside the stadium to see RCB celebrate winning their first IPL title, resulting in a stampede that left 11 people dead and over 50 injured.
An estimated 2.5 lakh people flocked to the stadium and its environs last Wednesday in an attempt to see their favorite cricketers as RCB celebrated their maiden IPL triumph.
The moment happened when Badrinath was getting ready to take his seat in the commentary box and was constantly being mocked by "RCB" chants by a section of fans seated right outside.
Victory parades are a feature of Indian cricket for 55 years now. While fans weren’t taken for granted then, they are now. The human touch has been sacrificed at the altar of big money. Looking back at the 1971 England victory parade and the emotions attached to it.
It would be interesting to see if KKR continue to show faith on Venkatesh Iyer or release him heading into the next edition.
In a couple of days it will all be okay and the men and women who died will be mere footnotes in the larger IPL story.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia called the incident "unfortunate", stating that RCB's IPL-winning celebrations should have been planned better.
The exact number of deaths is yet to be verified but reports of at least 11 succumbing in the mishap have emerged. Meanwhile, several others have been left injured.
RCB victory parade Highlights: The victory parade started from the Vidhana Soudha and ended at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar summarized the victory shortly after RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in a thrilling match at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
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As Virat Kohli finally laid his hands on the IPL trophy, nobody was questioning his approach. In hindsight, it felt like he sussed out the conditions better than the rest.
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IPL 2025 final, RCB vs PBKS: The contest between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium in expected to be a high-scoring affair.
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been the better side in the meetings between the two this season.
On paper, the PBKS batting line-up doesn’t look meaty. However, a batting-friendly pitch narrows the gap between the two sides.
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