It was a brilliant season for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 so far, but the qualification for the playoffs is still not guaranteed for the team led by Rajat Patidar. RCB is currently at the top of the point table with 8 wins of 11 games in this year’s competition. With 16 points and a net execution rate (NRR) of +0.48, they are only a victory for the reservation of their place in the Top 4. They also have 78.6% chance of finishing in the Top 2 while a first place will be guaranteed if the RCB wins all their matches and that the Gujarat titans lose at least one. However, if the RCB ends up losing all its remaining three games, their chances of qualification will be in danger in danger and they can even end up ending in sixth position.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli opened his loyalty to the Red and Gold franchise over the years and why he left the captain in 2021.
Virat was talking about the last episode of the RCB podcast, released on the youtube channel of the franchise. Virat has been stuck with RCB since the start of his international career in 2008, although he could not win a trophy with them. It is the highest appeal of the franchise, with 8,933 points in 278 matches and 269 rounds at an average of 39.52, with eight centuries and 64 fiftya.
Speaking of staying with the team for so long, Virat revealed that he had the opportunity to explore more recent IPL teams during the summit of his career of 2016-2019, but he remained because of the “relationship and mutual respect” established with the franchise over the years and how nothing is above the love of the fans he obtains.
“I have already mentioned this, I had the opportunity to explore, to seek elsewhere, in particular in the first peak years of my career from 16 to 19 years old. I had constant suggestions and what should not change and that, and the other,” he said.
He also revealed that at one point, things become difficult for him while in RCB captain and India simultaneously, because attention and expectations were always on him, both as a striker and captain, all the time.
“I was still in this space, what should I do? I exposed myself 24/7. It was very hard to me, and it had become too late. Now ?,” He added.
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