IPL 2025: RCB use Salman Khan’s 11-year-old post to troll Punjab Kings after win | Cricket News

Virat Kohli and Salman Khan (PTI Photos)

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned their revenge win over Punjab Kings right into a full-blown social media spectacle, roasting their opponents with a savage throwback post that includes none aside from Bollywood famous person Salman Khan.
Moments after their seven-wicket win on Sunday, RCB dug up an outdated tweet from 2014 the place Salman Khan had requested on Twitter, “Zinta’s team won kya?” In a cheeky reply, RCB quote-posted it with: “Sorry bhai, not today.”

And it was not their solely dig of the evening.
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The troll was adopted up with one other burn, posting a video of Virat Kohli and captioning it, “Every masterpiece has a copy. Stick to the original. Enjoy.”

The dig was aimed immediately at Punjab Kings, who had earlier posted a video mimicking Kohli’s dance steps following their win over RCB within the earlier recreation.
Clearly, RCB weren’t simply out to win on the sector as they got here armed with receipts.

On the pitch, it was Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal who led the cost.
Chasing 158, the duo stitched collectively a 103-run stand, with Padikkal hammering 61 off 35 balls and Kohli anchoring with an unbeaten 73 off 54. Their seamless strokeplay dismantled Punjab’s bowling assault with ease, chasing the overall down in simply 18.5 overs.

Padikkal, lastly hitting type after a protracted drought, confirmed class together with his easy shot-making, whereas Kohli continued his effective run, displaying composure and expertise.
Earlier, spinners Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma had stifled Punjab’s batters, proscribing them to a modest 157. The collapse got here swiftly after a promising begin, as Punjab misplaced wickets in clumps and by no means totally recovered.
While RCB climbed the factors desk with the win, in addition they walked away with the final snicker on-line.