IPL 2025: RCB coach Dinesh Karthik fires warning to CSK - "We will plan very well"
Published - 02 Mar 2025, 04:36 PM | Updated - 02 Mar 2025, 11:38 PM
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are very excited for one of the most much-awaited clashes of IPL 2025 against their arch-rivals and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 28 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
This fiery RCB vs CSK showdown comes with a history of intense battles, but this time, the Bengaluru-based franchise’s newly appointed batting coach and mentor, Dinesh Karthik, has promised strategic and thorough planning to take down the Men in Yellow on their home turf at Chepauk.
Dinesh Karthik fires up the RCB vs CSK rivalry with bold strategy for IPL 2025
The last encounter between Bengaluru and Chennai saw RCB registering a thrilling victory, eliminating CSK from the playoff race in IPL 2024. And after the match, there were heated yet cold moments that have only fueled the rivalry between the two teams.
With a completely reshaped squad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru is looking to flip the script against their southern rivals Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming season. Historically, RCB have struggled against CSK, winning only 11 out of 33 matches in the IPL so far.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won their last game in Chennai back in 2008, and now they want to change the story in the upcoming season. Well, Dinesh Karthik assured the fans that RCB’s approach will be a solid strategy against CSK during a recent episode of HeyCB with DK.
Dinesh Karthik said: “We will definitely plan for the CSK match, our second match. We will plan very well, don't take any tension.”
Dinesh Karthik explains why Rajat Patidar got the captaincy
Meanwhile, the newly appointed captain, Rajat Patidar, has the responsibility of leading a completely revamped Bengaluru team in the upcoming season. The franchise made bold moves in the IPL 2025 mega auction, retaining only Virat Kohli and Yash Dayal apart from Patidar and bringing in fresh faces to overhaul the squad in order to taste success this year.
Speaking on Patidar’s appointment, Karthik said: “The way he led Madhya Pradesh during the domestic season was fantastic. A lot of good things players had to say about the way he led the team. So that really encouraged us, and we wanted a new leader considering it’s a fresh group of players and it’s going to be a fresh cycle as well. These two things prompted us to make Rajat our captain.”
RCB batting coach says 'no need to worry about RCB pacers'
On the other hand, fitness concerns also loom over RCB’s camp, with key players Josh Hazlewood and Jacob Bethell racing against time to recover from injuries to be able to take part in the upcoming IPL 2025.
However, Karthik assured fans that there is no need to worry over the team’s pace attack. Karthik added. “No need to worry about RCB pacers, they are all okay at the moment, so don't worry.”
With the IPL 2025 set to kick off on March 22, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will first take on defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening match at Eden Gardens before locking horns with Chennai Super Kings on March 28 at the Chepauk Stadium.
