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Just a few hours are left before Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Punjab Kings in the final of IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It is going to be a big clash as one of the teams will finally win their maiden IPL title after 18 years and the fans are up for a thrilling contest. Several fans are backing RCB to finally lift the trophy in the 18th edition and Virat Kohli to get his hands on the title for the first time, while some fans are hoping for Shreyas Iyer and Punjab Kings to continue their dominance in the final as well and lift their first-ever title in the league.
However, RCB also got support from one of the most renowned names in the music industry, Drake. Canadian rapper, Aubrey Drake Graham, aka Drake known for his songs like God’s Plan, In my Feelings, One Dance and more has backed RCB to lift the IPL 2025 title. He also showed big confidence on RCB to win the title this time as he placed a bet of $750K i.e. ₹6.4 Crore on RCB, at Stake, a popular betting platform. Drake shared a screenshot of his bet on Instagram and wrote “Ee sala cup namde” in the caption.
Want to lift IPL Trophy for Virat Kohli: RCB captain Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar has done a great job in his first season as a captain of RCB, leading the franchise to the final. Ahead of the big clash in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Patidar said that he wants to win the title for Virat Kohli, who has been a part of the franchise since 2008. Kohli has been a part of three IPL finals with RCB in 2009, 2011 and 2016. He was a captain when RCB reached the final in 2016 but ended up being disappointed on all three occasions.
“Of course. I think he (Virat) has given a lot of years to RCB and the international side also. We will try to do our best in the game. We are not looking on the stage that we are in the finals. We will try to play our best cricket. We are not playing here for the stage. I always like to keep things simple,” Patidar said in a press conference ahead of the final.
