Swastik Chikara openly revolts vs Devdutt Paddikal in RCB; fraudster alert dropped

Swastik Chikara is yet to play a game this season, but has been all over social media thanks to his antics. The 20-year-old has become a fan favourite with his actions in the ongoing IPL 2025.

Last month, he became the talk of the town when he used Virat Kohli's perfume even without taking permission from the batting superstar.

Swastik has been drooling over Virat Kohli

Even though Kohli was sitting inside the dressing room, Swastik Chikara did not seek his permission before opening the bag and taking out the perfume bottle.

A number of RCB stars, including their captain Rajat Patidar, admitted that they were stunned by Swastik Chikara's bold action.

"Virat bhai was right there. I was wondering what this guy is doing," Patidar had said after the incident. Recently, he also left the fans in splits with his impromptu dance moves at the Jaipur Airport.

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Swastik Chikara in hot water:

While Swastik Chikara has been entertaining the fans, he has landed in hot water for his recent social media activity. The RCB batter has liked an Instagram post that referred to his teammate Devdutt Padikkal as a fraud.

The post questioned RCB's decision not to give Swastik a chance in the playing eleven this season. The team management has preferred Padikkal over Swastik, and the post expressed frustration over the same. Swastik liked the post, and the screenshot of the same has been doing the rounds on social media.

A number of fans have criticised the batsman, calling him out for the blatant display of poor sportsmanship and disrespect towards a teammate.

Swastik bhai 😭😭😭🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/LYrladIFBF

— Kohlified. (@123perthclassic) April 14, 2025

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RCB commanding IPL 2025 with a series of away wins

Meanwhile, RCB, on Sunday (April 13), returned to winning ways with a thumping 9-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Batting first, RR posted a competitive total of 173/4 in the allotted 20 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with the bat for the home side, scoring 75 runs while the likes of Riyan Parag (30) and Dhruv Jurel (35*) played crucial knocks too.

In reply, RCB chased down the total inside 18 overs by losing only one wicket. Phil Salt (65) and Virat Kohli (62*) scored fifties while Padikkal scored an unbeaten 40.