‘Ahmedabad main system hai apna’ – WATCH: Swastik Chikara proclaims RCB will beat PBKS and qualify for IPL finals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the first playoff match of IPL 2025 on Friday night. RCB player Swastik Chikara was live on his Instagram handle, speaking to a few friends. The youngster claimed that RCB were going to beat PBKS in the first playoff at the Mullanpur stadium and head to Ahmedabad. 

Swastik Chikara already booked the ticket for IPL Final ☠️🔥 pic.twitter.com/xoVF5CJvs0

— Nikhil (@TheCric8Boy) May 29, 2025

Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad will host the second playoff on 1st June and the finals on 3rd June. Chikara, during his chat with his friends, was heard saying that RCB will win for sure and qualify for the finals in Ahmedabad. The youngster also said, “Ahmedabad main system hai apna. Tension mat lo”

The first encounter between the two sides took place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where PBKS won the rain-shortened game. In the reverse fixture, RCB beat PBKS by seven wickets thanks to fifties from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. The game is also famous for Shreyas Iyer not being too pleased with Virat Kohli’s post-match celebration. 

Harbhajan Singh breaks silence on Virat Kohli’s Test retirement 

Two weeks ago, Virat Kohli’s call to retire from Test cricket stunned the world. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh is one of those who hasn’t been able to come to grips with the move. In a recent chat with Instant Bollywood, the former 103-Test veteran said that his young daughter, too, was stunned by this move. 

The 44-year-old said, “I tweeted and asked why, Virat why? Why did you retire from Test cricket? Even my daughter asked me, 'Papa, why did Virat retire?' She even messaged Virat saying, 'This is Hinaya, Virat, why did you retire?' Virat's heart also sank. He smiled and replied, 'Beta, it's time". He knows the best."

In a separate chat with PTI, the former India star also lauded Shubman Gill’s appointment as the new Test skipper. “Obviously, it is a great move, having a young captain like Shubman Gill who has done well in franchise cricket. But this is going to be a tough tour; England has never been an easy tour. I hope that Shubman, Rishabh Pant… this is a young team. There is no Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, suddenly there is a big gap in that team and that also needs to be filled, so Shubman will have to lead from the front.”