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KOLKATA, India :Royal Challengers Bengaluru made an auspicious start in their latest bid to lift a maiden Indian Premier League trophy as Virat Kohli and Phil Salt ensured a seven-wicket win over holders Kolkata Knight Riders in Saturday's season opener.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, IPL 2025: The stage is set as the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are ready to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2025 on Saturday at the Eden Gardens. The opening ceremony is underway, with KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan, Disha Patani and Shreya Ghoshal taking centre stage.
Former India cricketer Sarandeep Singh recently shared his insights on Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, discussing the major squad changes in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR), the two sides who will be locking horns in the season opener today. Reflecting on RCB's 'inconsistency' in retaining players, Sarandeep called it a major issue while drawing comparisons to the most successful franchises, the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings. Notably, RCB's release of Mohammed Siraj and Faf du Plessis has remained a talking point, given their decent performance in previous seasons.
The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to begin from Saturday, March 22, with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens. However, the season opener is now under the looming threat of rain, with weather conditions in Kolkata posing a significant challenge. With the city placed under an Orange Alert by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), concerns are growing over whether the blockbuster opener will proceed as scheduled.
Rajat Patidar might have been a surprise choice to lead star-studded Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but head coach Andy Flower on Friday said the whole team is "right behind" the skipper and the presence of experienced players such as Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be a boon for him. Royal Challengers will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Saturday, and it will be Patidar's first outing as a captain in the league. "A lot of these guys have captained state sides, IPL teams and international teams. So, we're very pleased with that, regardless of who was actually captaining our team this year," said Flower in the pre-match media interaction.
The IPL 2025 is here. This time all teams bear a fresh look with quite a few teams having a new captain. Royal Challengers Bengaluru face Kolkata Knight Riders in Eden Gardens in the IPL 2025 opener. Both teams have a new captain Rajat Patidar and Ajinkya Rahane. Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants all have new captains. Ahead of the IPL 2025 opener, all the 10 captains assembled in Mumbai.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) enter the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) hoping that this can finally be the lucky year where they win the coveted title. Despite playing three IPL finals, RCB have never won the tournament, losing on each occasion. However, despite making some heavy investments, legendary Australian wicket-keeper batter and former IPL winner Adam Gilchrist said that RCB would come last in IPL 2025. Gilchrist also jokingly gave a hilarious reason to back up his bold statement.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have stirred a big controversy ahead of the start of IPL 2025, seemingly taking a dig at Mumbai Indians (MI) over their captaincy saga last year. RCB appointed Rajat Patidar as the captain of the franchise ahead of IPL 2025, following Faf du Plessis' release last year. During his official unveil as captain, Patidar received video messages from his predecessors, including Faf and Virat Kohli, who wished him good luck for the season. However, RCB's 'Mr Nags' decided to take a cheeky jibe at MI over the same sequence.