Ipl 2025 News

Former RCB owner Vijay Mallya included distinguished names on the list of his dream players for Challengers. “If dreams could come true, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. If I had these four, I wouldn’t need anybody else and would win the trophy," remarked Mallya. Rahul served RCB in the 2013 and 2015 IPL seasons.

In a conversation with YouTuber Raj Shamani, Vijay Mallya remembered bidding for Virat Kohli in 2008. “Shortly before the actual selection process, they were playing the U-19 World Cup and I was very impressed and so I picked him and you know it’s wonderful 18 years later, he’s still there," said Mallya.

While most corners of the cricket world seemed to have applauded Kohli for showing his commitment to Test cricket during the celebration of the IPL trophy, West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell disagreed with him because he felt that only the players of the Big three (India, Australia and England) can afford to think of Test cricket in that fashion.

Cricketer-turned-commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu has picked his IPL 2025 Team of the Tournament. He has named Rohit Sharma as the captain. He included Virat Kohli as Rohit's opening partner. He also picked Jos Buttler, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Noor Ahmad, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Josh Hazlewood.

On being asked by co-owner Preity Zinta about him being calm, PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting jokingly said she needs to sit with him in dugout to see that it is not always "calm". "I'm an aggressive-natured person, especially when it's cricket time," he stated. PBKS reached IPL final for the first time since 2014.

A website impersonating the Dream11 site is viral on Facebook with the false claim that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is giving away ₹5000 to fans after their Indian Premier League victory. BOOM found that the viral post is a phishing link and leads to fraudulent website, with the false claim that the IPL team is giving away a ₹5000 reward.

After RCB won the IPL, Sidhartha Mallya, son of the franchise's former owner, Vijay Mallya, took to Instagram to celebrate the victory. However, in a new video, Sidhartha claimed that Instagram took down his video and banned him from interacting on the platform for several days. "The video was taken down because...IPL said...I...violated their copyright," he said.

PBKS batter Nehal Wadhera said he "totally blames" himself for the team's loss against RCB in IPL 2025 final. "I don't have any regrets that I was taking the game deep, and that situation was fine because the wickets were falling, but I think I could've accelerated a little more," he added. Wadhera scored 15 off 18 balls in final.

Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has named his Team of IPL 2025. He excluded Virat Kohli from his Best 12. He picked Sai Sudharsan and Phil Salt as openers. He named Shreyas Iyer as captain. Suryakumar Yadav, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav/Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazlewood, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna.

Australia's decision to promote Cameron Green to No.3 failed as the right-hander departed for just four runs, courtesy a superb catch from Aiden Markram at second slip. Kagiso Rabada got the outside edge of Green, and Markram took a fantastic low catch leaning to his right. This was Green's first Test innings since March 2024.

As digital video viewership surges during the IPL season, brands are increasingly turning to YouTube creators to drive campaigns. Marketing leaders say creator-led storytelling, shoppable video formats, and cross-device engagement are reshaping ad performance metrics. The shift reflects how consumer behaviour and brand strategies are evolving in India's fast-growing digital advertising ecosystem.

Jos Buttler revealed his conversation with Virat Kohli, which helped him improve his own game. “There’s no more expectations on him than anyone in world cricket, almost a billion people are backing him. He was so generous and helpful," he said. "You just have to accept that good season and don’t try to replicate it," Buttler revealed.

IPL 2025 final between RCB and PBKS has become most-watched T20 match in world cricket history, according to official broadcasters JioStar. The match clocked a total watch-time of 31.7 billion minutes. It drew 169 million viewers and 15 billion watch-time minutes on TV, while digital platform saw 892 million views, 55 million peak concurrency and 16.74 billion minutes of watch-time.

The injury to modern-day great Steve Smith opened the doors for Punjab Kings (PBKS) star from the Indian Premier League (IPL), Josh Inglis, who, for a long time, had been waiting for a chance in the Test side. Inglis would be part of Australia's playing 11 for the first Test against West Indies, starting June 25 in Barbados.