IPL 2025: Today we have brought a story for you, which you probably will not know. This story is associated with RCB and the player who was once a villain for this team, but this season he has come up as a hero. Let’s know who is those players…
IPL 2025: The history of IPL is full of thrill. Every year players are here and there in this league. Meaning players’ teams change. Except for some players, most players change the team during the auction. During the IPL 2025 auction, the 10.75 crore player who came to RCB played an important role in ending the trophy drought for RCB. This is the same player who once kept RCB away from the title, but today RCB has succeeded in winning the first title on the strength of this player.
This thing is exactly 9 years ago i.e. 2016. RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad teams were face to face in the final of the IPL that season. The final match was extremely thrill, in which RCB lost. The team was able to reach 200 runs, chasing the target of 209 runs and lost the final by 8 runs. RCB was winning comfortably at one time in this title battle, as Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli’s opening pair added 114 runs for the first wicket while chasing 209 runs. After this a bowler came and he turned the match with tight bowling.
This was none other than Bhuvaneshva Kumar, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad that season. His accurate and tight bowling in the final kept RCB away from the title and SRH managed to win the title.
Bhuvneshwar kumar is the unsung hero of the final as he dismissed nehal wadhera and marcus stoinis at very crucial time, when stoinis was looking destructive 👏ja
~ What’s your take on this 🤔 #RCBVSPBks pic.twitter.com/kio5aozcxa
– Richard kettleborough (@richkettle07) June 4, 2025
What did Bhuvi do in the 2016 Final?
Bhuvi did not get any wicket in the 2016 final match between RCB Vs SRH, but even after that he had an important role in SRH’s victory. This star bowler bowled tightly. Gave just 25 runs in 4 overs. His economy rate was 6.25. When Bhuvi bowled tight, RCB came under pressure. Other bowlers continued to get wickets. In that entire season, Bhuvi had the highest number of 23 victims. On his own, SRH traveled for the final. Bhuvi had named the purple cap that season.
“It means a lot. Everyone has been waiting for 17 years. With such a massive fanbase and so many prayers behind us, it’s a perfect moment for us, for all the formmer rcbayers, Who’s been a part of this journey. “
Bhuvneshwar Kumar dedicates the… pic.twitter.com/kdoat63v3x
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) June 4, 2025
Hero made of villain today
Just 9 years ago, this player became a villain for RCB, became a hero in the final of 2025. In the final, Bhuvi hunted 2 for 38 runs in 4 overs against Punjab Kings. He hunted Nehal Vadhera and Marcus Stoinis and played an important role in winning RCB.
How was Bhubaneswar performance in IPL 2025?
In IPL 2025, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has performed amazing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 17 hunted in 14 matches. The best performance is 3 wickets for 33 runs. In the final, he proved to be a trump card for RCB. He gave full experience and took Punjab to the backfoot.
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