IPL 2025: The stage is now set for IPL 2025. The first match of season 18 will be played between KKR and RCB at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. RCB is captained by Rajat Patidar, while KKR is being led by Ajinkya Rahane this time. Now former Australian legend Adam Gilchrist has made a big statement about Royal Challengers Bangalore, which RCB fans are not going to like very much.
What did Gilchrist say about RCB?
Speaking on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, Gilchrist jokingly said, ‘I think there is a strong possibility that RCB will finish last, the reason I am saying this is because there are too many English players in the team.’ Actually this time RCB had focused more on English players in the mega auction. RCB had bought 3 English players in the mega auction.
Adam Gilchrist jokingly predicted RCB would finish last in IPL 2025 due to “too many English players.” He quipped, “Nothing against Virat or the fans, but talk to your recruiting agents.”RCB spent big on Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, and Jacob Bethell, pic.twitter.com/nVgDbphNWN
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These 3 English players were bought by RCB
1. Phil Salt- Rs 11.5 crore
2. Liam Livingstone- Rs 8.75 crore
3. Jacob Bethell- Rs 2.6 crore
RCB has not won the title yet
This time RCB has a golden opportunity to win the IPL title. So far in IPL history, RCB has reached the finals 3 times, but has never won the final and captured the trophy. In 2009, RCB reached the finals for the first time, but lost to the Deccan Chargers. At that time, Adam Gilchrist was the captain of the Deccan Chargers.