'Virat Kohli will pick a battle with...': IPL 2025 final script leaked by ex-RCB pacer

Former Indian fast bowler Varun Aaron has made a bold prediction about Virat Kohli ahead of the IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). Aaron said that Kohli would pick a battle with someone from the opposition team during the high-stakes match.

Virat Kohli will be seen in action in the IPL 2025 final on Tuesday, June 3. The 36-year-old batter has amassed 614 runs across 14 matches with an impressive average of 55.81 and a strike rate of 146.53. Notably, all eight of Kohli’s half-centuries have helped the Bengaluru-based franchise secure victories.

What Virat Kohli Does Really Well Is Pick a Battle - Varun Aaron

Speaking on JioStar ahead of the IPL 2025 final, Varun Aaron said that Virat Kohli would look to fight in the middle of the pitch. Aaron added that Virat Kohli elevates his game and succeeds in crucial finals.

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"What Kohli does really well is pick a battle. The way he zones in and the way he cues in, especially in big games, he just picks a battle and gets completely focused and consumed in that battle, and that's what Virat Kohli is going to do tomorrow. He's going to pick a bowler. He's going to go after him," Aaron said (via India Today).

"You're going to see him come hard on the field as well and try to pick a battle with somebody, and he consumes himself in that battle, and that's how he gets going and that's how he wins big finals," he added.

Josh Hazlewood Has Been Their Lucky Charm - Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron believes that Royal Challengers Bengaluru could finally end their long-awaited title drought. He described Josh Hazlewood as a “lucky charm” for the team. Aaron added that Hazlewood has the ability to perform and deliver under pressure.

"I mean there's a lot of symbolism this year for RCB. They won a game at the Chepauk after so long. They have done incredible things this year. And Hazlewood has been their lucky charm—not just a lucky charm, somebody who's really performed well and he knows what to bring to the finals," said Aaron (via aforementioned source).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Triumph Over Punjab Kings in Their Last Two Matchups

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have defeated Punjab Kings in their last two encounters. They outplayed the Shreyas Iyer-led team in Qualifier 1 on May 29 at Mullanpur. Josh Hazlewood took three wickets for just 21 runs, including key dismissals of Shreyas Iyer and Josh Inglis.

Hazlewood has been in exceptional form throughout the IPL 2025 season, claiming 21 wickets in 11 matches with an impressive average of 15.80 and an economy rate of 8.30.

Punjab Kings are relying heavily on their captain, Shreyas Iyer. Iyer scored an unbeaten 87 runs off 41 balls against the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2. The right-handed batsman has scored 603 runs in 16 innings, with an impressive average of 54.81 and a strike rate of 175.80, including six fifties.

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