IPL 2025 was a tournament like no other. Apart from being disrupted by a war and having a new winner, it had a whole clutch of players making significant impacts across teams. That makes picking a Tournament XI (or XII with an impact player) doubly difficult. For example, who do you pick as an opener […]
Jitesh Sharma shake hands with Rishabh Pant Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a clinical chase in their final league stage match of IPL 2025, overhauling a massive 228-run target set by Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium. The victory not only confirmed RCB’s top-two finish on the points table but also made them the first-ever […]
RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma with SRH captain Pat Cummins at the toss. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite a comprehensive 42-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma remained optimistic, calling the loss a “good sign” ahead of the IPL 2025 playoffs.The high-scoring encounter saw Hyderabad, already out of contention, […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s hopes of finishing in the top two of the IPL 2025 points table suffered a major setback after they were defeated by SunRisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in Lucknow on Friday, 23 May. RCB were comfortably outplayed with both bat and ball, falling well short of a 232-run target at the Shri […]
Rajat Patidar has been named as an Impact Player for RCB against SRH in IPL 2025. As the two captains came out for the toss in Match 65 of the ongoing IPL 2025, Pat Cummins was the usual suspect from the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. But the face in red, representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru, was not […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match. (PTI) Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star, revealed his thoughts about potential roommates from his IPL team during a recent event. While expressing his preference for wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma as a roommate, Kohli specifically mentioned he […]
KL Rahul (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The crowd at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium kept roaring and cheering, even as Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced defeat against Delhi Capitals. The reason? Their hometown hero KL Rahul was putting on a show at his home ground. Rahul lit up the evening with his elegant strokeplay, thrilling the fans […]
Jitesh Sharma and MS Dhoni (Photo Credits: Screengrab/BCCI) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Jitesh Sharma credited former Australian legend Adam Gilchrist for his inclination towards wicketkeeping. In a video posted by IPL on their social media platform, the 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter explained the importance of a strong technique with the gloves, including proper squatting […]
Dinesh Karthik, left, and Jitesh Sharma (Photo Credit: RCB on X) BENGALURU: Coming in at No. 6 in the 16th over against Mumbai Indians on Monday, Jitesh Sharma got going against Trent Boult following up a boundary with a maximum. In fact, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-bat scored 24 off eight Boult deliveries. He […]
