On Virat Kohli's Finger Injury, RCB Coach Andy Flower Gives Major Update

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Andy Flower has shared an update on the finger injury Virat Kohli suffered during the side's IPL 2025 match vs Gujarat Titans on Wednesday. On the fifth ball of GT's chase vs RCB, Sai Sudharsan hit a sweep shot on a Krunal Pandya delivery. Virat Kohli, who was stationed at deep mid-wicket, hurt his finger while trying to field the ball. It went through Kohli's hands and raced away for a four, also leaving the player in pain.

While the fans were left worried over the injury, RCB head coach Flower's update suggests that all is well. "Virat looks fine, he's okay," said Flower in the post-match press conference.

Flower felt that Gujarat Titans' pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj was head and shoulders above the rest. He wished him all the "success" in the world while affirming that the franchise is "happy" with the current squad.

After the Royal Challengers opted to part ways with Siraj, the experienced seamer returned to his former home and was invaluable in forcing the hosts to surrender to their first defeat of the season. Siraj, deemed as the Player of the Match, struck at crucial junctures, forced his former side to tilt at windmills and returned with rollicking figures of 3/19.

His economical yet lethal spell saw RCB limp to 169/8, a sub-par total considering Chinnaswamy's high standards. In reply, a batting blitz from Jos Buttler Sai Sudharsan steered GT to a comfortable 8-wicket win. As GT effortlessly gunned down RCB's total and was a cock-a-hoop, Flower didn't shy away from showering praise on Bengaluru's former hero after the match.

"Siraj bowled very well, didn't he? It is great for him to come here and do that. I thought he bowled an outstanding spell with the new ball.