IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant denounces fake news of joining RCB, lashes out at the person who spread the false news
Pant could be the first player to be retained by Delhi Capitals. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian cricket team’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has condemned the news of him joining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team for the upcoming season of IPL. He has also strongly reprimanded a social media user who spread this news. Let us tell you that recently an ex-user named Rajiv1841 wrote in a post that Rishabh Pant was recently expected to take the vacant captaincy position in RCB through his manager, but the RCB management refused to do so. Virat does not want Pant in RCB due to his political strategy in the Indian team as well as Delhi Capitals (DC). But now Rishabh Pant has replied to this user in his own style and said that before spreading such news, check your so-called source. Replying to this user, Pant wrote on X- Fake news. Why do you guys spread so much fake news on social media. Be a little sensible guys, it’s very bad. Don’t create an unbelievable atmosphere for no reason. This is not the first time and won’t be the last time, but I had to come for it now. Please double check your so called sources. Every day it is getting worse. The rest is up to you guys. It’s not just for you, it’s for many people who are spreading fake news. See this answer of Rishabh Pant 🚨 Rishabh Pant approached RCB 🚨 – Pant approached RCB through his manager earlier this week as he foresee a captaincy vacancy there but got declined by RCB’s management. Virat doesn’t want Pant in RCB due to his Political Tactics in Indian team as well as in DC. – RCB Source pic.twitter.com/B6KY2gj4gp — Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) September 26, 2024 Pant is number one in terms of retention in DC On the other hand, if we talk about Pant, he is the first choice among the players to be retained by Delhi Capitals (DC) for the upcoming season. However, some media reports had earlier claimed that Pant could go to Chennai Super Kings as Dhoni’s replacement, but later these reports also proved to be false.
RCB troll Pakistan team: RCB badly trolled Pakistan team, tweet went viral
Royal Challengers Bangalore shared a tweet which was made with the intention of trolling the Pakistani team and to rub salt to the wounds of the Pakistanis. RCB brutally troll Pakistan (Source RCB troll Pakistan team: The 2 match test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh has ended. In this series, Bangladesh won 2-0 and Pakistan had to face a shameful defeat. Once again, due to shameful performance on home soil, Pakistan team has come under the target of critics. Along with the team, every player is being trolled on social media. IPL franchise team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has also washed its hands in this flowing Ganga. RCB badly trolled the Pakistan team A picture was posted by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on X (formerly Twitter). This picture was purely done to troll the Pakistani team and rub salt to the wounds of the Pakistanis. The post had a picture of the Indian Test team, comparing the home records of Pakistan and India. This was Pakistan’s 10th consecutive home Test loss, while India maintains a record of 17 wins in home Test series since defeating Australia in 2013. RCB tweeted trolling Pakistan The post pointed to Pakistan’s 10th home Test defeat compared to India’s record of 17 Test series wins. RCB troll Pakistan team “Winning at home is not as easy as this team makes it look.” Winning at home isn’t as easy as this team makes it look like 😌 And they are back this month 😉 pic.twitter.com/Ij7jl8KHCh — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) September 3, 2024 After Pakistan, now Bangladesh will face India India will play 10 Tests before the 2025 World Test Championship final next year, with their first home Test series against Bangladesh starting on September 19. Talking about the WTC Points Table, the Indian cricket team is currently at number one with 74 points. Australia is second with 90 points. However, Australia has a points percentage of 62.50 as compared to India (68.52), due to which it is at the second position despite having more points. New Zealand is at the third position with 36 points. Bangladesh is at the fourth position with 33 points, while Pakistan is at the eighth position with 16 points.
IPL 2025: Kohli’s RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) team will target these 3 captains in the auction
In this article, we will discuss the three players whom RCB can bid big in the IPL 2025 mega auction to make the captain of their team. RCB’s (Image Credit- Twitter X) IPL 2025 Mega Auction: 3 Captains RCB will target for upcoming IPL season: All the franchises have started their preparations for the mega auction of the 18th edition of IPL. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which has not won a single IPL title yet, is planning to buy some star players in this auction. RCB’s aim is to fulfill the dream of winning the champion’s title this time. Last season, RCB performed brilliantly and reached the playoffs, but lost to Rajasthan Royals in the first qualifier. There are reports that RCB is considering releasing Faf du Plessis and is looking for a new opener batsman and captain to replace him. In this article, we will discuss the three players whom RCB can bid big in the IPL 2025 mega auction to make the captain of their team. 3 Captains RCB will target in IPL 2025 Mega Auction 1. KL Rahul KL Rahul (Photo Source: Getty Images) RCB is considering bringing KL Rahul back into the team. If Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) releases him, RCB will not shy away from spending a big amount to include him in their team. Rahul is known for his opening batting and captaincy skills, which could be a huge advantage for RCB. 2. Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: RCB is also targeting Rohit Sharma, who won the T20 World Cup for Team India. If Mumbai Indians release Rohit, then RCB will try their best to include him in the team. Rohit has won the IPL title five times as captain of Mumbai Indians, and his experience and leadership abilities can help RCB win the trophy for the first time. 3. David Warner David Warner (Photo Source: X/Twitter) David Warner is also one of the potential captaincy options for RCB. Warner, a current Delhi Capitals player, has retired from international cricket, and RCB is planning to include him in the team. Warner’s captaincy experience, who made Sunrisers Hyderabad the IPL champion, can prove to be very beneficial for RCB.
If KKR releases him, Rinku Singh wants to play for RCB, read the full story?
Rinku started his IPL career playing for KKR. Rinku Singh (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian cricket team’s star left-handed batsman Rinku Singh has expressed his desire to play for IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) if his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) releases him before the IPL 2025 auction. Also, 26-year-old Rinku wants to play cricket in IPL for RCB because of Virat Kohli. It is worth noting that after the amazing performance in IPL 2023, Rinku was successful in making a place in the Indian cricket team. Apart from this, when the team won the IPL 2024 title by KKR, Rinku played an important role in the middle order. Also, who can forget Rinku hitting sixes on five consecutive balls against Yash Dayal in an IPL match. However, when Rinku Singh was asked which IPL franchise he would like to play for if KKR releases him, Rinku without any hesitation named RCB. Let us tell you that in a recent interview with News 18, Rinku said – RCB, because Virat Kohli is there. Also, on not being selected for the Duleep Trophy, Rinku said- I did not perform that well, I did not play many Ranji Trophy matches, played only 2-3 matches and I did not perform well, so I was not selected. Hopefully my name will be included for the next matches. A look at Rinku Singh’s cricket career On the other hand, if we give you information about Rinku’s cricket career, then till the time of writing the news, he has played 2 ODIs, 23 T20 matches for Team India, in which he has scored 55 ODIs and 418 T20 runs. Apart from this, he has scored a total of 893 runs in 45 IPL matches at a strike rate of 143.34.
MI or KKR- which IPL team does Virat Kohli consider his arch enemy?
Virat Kohli has named Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as his favourite IPL opponent ahead of Mumbai Indians (MI). Virat Kohli of RCB (Image Source: BCCI/IPL) Virat Kohli is an IPL legend and holds a special record of being the only player to represent the same franchise in every season. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman joined the franchise as a rookie in the 2008 draft. Despite his initial struggles, RCB backed Virat and retained him ahead of the IPL 2011 mega-auction. After that Virat Kohli became the full-time captain of RCB in 2013. Virat has been playing for RCB since 2008, so he has had a long rivalry with every opponent in the T20 league. While talking to Star Sports, Virat talked about IPL and picked his best opponent. Which IPL team does Virat Kohli consider his arch enemy? Virat has named Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as his favorite IPL opponent ahead of Mumbai Indians (MI). Let us tell you that Virat was a part of the first IPL match played between RCB and KKR on 18 April 2008. The team captained by Sourav Ganguly scored a total of 222 runs and RCB was all out for 82 runs. Virat was out after scoring 1 run off 5 balls in that match. Kohli’s stats against Mumbai Indians Kohli played his first IPL match against Mumbai Indians on 20 April. He scored 23 runs off 14 balls and RCB achieved the target of 166 runs. At the same time, he has scored 855 runs in 33 matches against Mumbai Indians. Kohli has also scored five half-centuries against MI. Kohli’s stats against KKR Virat has played 34 matches against KKR and scored 962 runs. He has one century and six half-centuries to his name. Interestingly, RCB has never faced Mumbai Indians or KKR in the IPL final. Kohli’s IPL career The Indian legend is the highest run scorer in IPL. He has scored 8004 runs in 252 matches. Virat has 8 centuries and 55 half-centuries to his name. Virat has played 3 IPL finals with RCB, but has never won the trophy.
Virat Kohli will be bid for Rs 30 crore in IPL 2025 auction: Hugh Edmeads
A comment made by IPL 2025 auctioneer Hugh Edmeades has now become a topic of discussion in the sports world. RCB’s (Image Credit- Twitter X) A mega auction is going to be held in November-December this year before the IPL 2025 season and the BCCI is busy preparing for it in full swing. The upcoming IPL season is going to be a bit tough, as the excitement of the auction is at its peak before the start of this tournament. This is because the star players who played for their team in the previous season will be seen playing for another team in the upcoming season. So you will see players from other teams playing in your favorite team. Before the upcoming auction begins, all teams will have to declare the list of their retained players. Meanwhile, while the announcement of this list is being discussed, a big news is coming from the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Virat Kohli will be bid for Rs 30 crore in IPL 2025 auction: Hugh Edmeads A comment made by IPL 2025 auctioneer Hugh Edmeades has now become a topic of discussion in the sports world. “Virat Kohli could get 30cr if he enters the IPL auction”- IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades He said that if Virat Kohli comes in the mega auction then he will undoubtedly get Rs 30 crore. Edmeads’ speech has now gone viral on the internet. Will RCB release Virat Kohli? Team India’s run machine Virat Kohli can make a splash with his bat in any format. In the last IPL season, he rained runs and won the Orange Cap. However, he is not able to make his team win the IPL title. So some fans keep advising him to leave Royal Challengers Bangalore and go to another team. However, Virat Kohli has been representing RCB since the inception of IPL. Every player may have played in different teams but only Kohli has never changed his team. The entire RCB team is very dependent on Kohli. In such a situation, the franchise cannot even think of releasing him. What do you think, will RCB release Virat Kohli? And if they do, then how much will be the bid on him in the auction?
“I knew the season would be more than a week…” – Adam Zampa’s statement on withdrawing from IPL 2021
We thought if it is so easy to break the bio bubble, then this season will not go on beyond this week- Adam Zampa Adam Zampa (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australian spinner Adam Zampa made his IPL debut for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016. However, Zampa did not get much chance, and he played only five matches that season. Adam Zampa then joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021, but he withdrew from the season along with his teammate Kane Richardson. Both Adam Zampa and Richardson cited the bio bubble as the reason for this. Let us tell you, during that time the whole world including India was struggling with the Corona epidemic. Recently Adam Zampa told the reason due to which he decided to withdraw his name from IPL 2021. A fan broke the bio bubble and came to ask for an autograph- Adam Zampa Adam Jampa told that during IPL 2021, a fan broke the bio bubble and reached him to get an autograph, after which Jampa and Richardson talked to the management of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Talking on The Final Word Cricket Podcast, Jampa said, One day we were sitting by the pool and a fan came asking for an autograph and the security personnel came running. We thought if it is so easy to break the bio bubble, then this season will not go on beyond this week. We told the owners what we thought. Luckily we were on a flight from Qatar to Melbourne when Australia went into lockdown and four days later the IPL was cancelled. I was very upset with the quarantine- Jampa Adam Zampa revealed that he had to suffer physically and mentally due to being quarantined during COVID-19. Through news channels, Zampa and Ken Richardson came to know about the current situation in India during the second wave, due to which they became even more worried. Looking at the IPL, which me and Kane had missed, we had done a week’s quarantine in India and put on the telly and it was the ABC channel talking about the Covid situation in India. We looked at each other and said, “What are you going to do?” He had a family and we were already in a year-long quarantine anyway so I was very tired. After being a part of Rising Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Adam Zampa joined Rajasthan Royals in 2023, he played some matches that season. However, before IPL 2024, he withdrew his name due to personal reasons. Zampa has so far taken 21 wickets in 14 IPL matches at an economy of 7.74.
Glenn Maxwell left RCB team before IPL 2025 mega auction, know why he parted ways?
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has unfollowed the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) account on Instagram. Glenn Maxwell (Image Credit- Twitter X) In a shocking development in the Indian Premier League, explosive all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has hinted at his exit from RCB ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 IPL. Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has unfollowed the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) account on Instagram. There could be many reasons for this and one of them is that according to some sources, Royal Challengers Bangalore did not want to retain Maxwell. Maxwell got to know about this, perhaps that is why he has unfollowed RCB on Instagram. As the mega auction process for the IPL 2025 edition is getting closer, Glenn Maxwell’s future with the RCB team is uncertain. Glenn Maxwell’s journey with RCB Glenn Maxwell was bought for Rs 14.25 crore in the 2021 auction, and he was the key player bought. Glenn Maxwell was in great form in 2023. At that time, he scored 400 runs in 14 innings played. But this form could not continue in the IPL 2024 season. In the last edition, Glenn Maxwell scored just 52 runs in 10 matches played. Given the nature of the T20 league and the team dynamics, IPL franchises often have to make tough decisions. Thus, if the RCB franchise decides to release Glenn Maxwell to raise funds for a young all-round talent, it will be a significant move. 🚨 Glenn Maxwell Unfollowed #RCB on Instagram #IPL2025 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/8EFfex3165 — RCBIANS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) July 29, 2024 RCB captain can be changed Some reports have also claimed that not only Maxwell, Royal Challengers Bangalore team can remove Faf du Plessis and bring in a new captain. There is news that KL Rahul will leave Lucknow Super Giants and come to the auction or RCB will include him in the team through trade and he will also be given the captaincy.