Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ne finally Wankhede Stadium mein apna dus saal purana haar ka silsila tod diya, aur woh bhi ek high-scoring thriller mein Mumbai Indians (MI) ke khilaaf 12-run se jeet ke saath! IPL 2025 ke is zabardast clash ke baad, ex-CSK batter Ambati Rayudu, jo usually RCB ke critic bane rehte hain, iss baar khul ke support mein aa gaye hain.
“Agar aap unki team dekho, to combination kaafi settled lagta hai,” Rayudu ne kaha ESPNcricinfo’s TimeOut show mein. “Jo teams struggle kar rahi hain IPL mein, woh abhi bhi combinations try kar rahi hain. Lekin RCB, saath hi DC aur PBKS tak bhi, lagta hai ki iss season ke liye unka combo set ho gaya hai.”
RCB ke game se impress hokar, Rayudu ne yeh bhi maana ki aksar RCB khud hi apni haar ki wajah banti hai. Lekin iss saal unka maanna hai – “Ee sala cup RCB de!”
“Main hamesha RCB ka cricket enjoy karta hoon. Log mazaak isliye udate hain kyunki DC ya Punjab ke baare mein koi baat nahi karta. Sab RCB se umeed rakhte hain, lekin woh khud hi kabhi-kabhi apne raaste mein aa jaate hain. Par iss saal, Rajat Patidar ke leadership mein lagta hai yeh unka saal ho sakta hai,” Rayudu ne bola.
Patidar ki captaincy ne jeet dilayi?
Rayudu ne especially Rajat Patidar ke bold decisions ki tarif ki, jab MI ke Hardik Pandya aur Tilak Varma attack mode mein the. Unhone kaha ki Bhuvneshwar Kumar ko early overs mein lana ek masterstroke tha.
“Mere liye sabse bada takeaway tha Bhuvi ko early lana. Normally woh 19th ya 20th over ke liye save hote hain. Lekin jab experience chahiye tha aur game wapas control mein laana tha, tab unko lana ek brilliant move tha,” Rayudu ne explain kiya.
“Woh Krunal ko bhi laa sakte the, soch kar ki Hazlewood aur Bhuvi last ke liye bacha lete. Par Bhuvi aur Hazlewood ka execution bhi next level tha. Aur iss IPL mein dew ka factor nahi hai, toh yorkers second innings mein bhi kaafi effective ho rahe hain. Saliva use kaafi help kar raha hai,” unhone add kiya.
RCB ab tak 4 matches mein se 3 jeet chuki hai aur IPL 2025 points table mein currently third position pe hai. Agla match unka hoga April 13 ko Delhi Capitals ke against – kya yeh momentum unko unka pehla IPL trophy dilayega?
