While both Punjab- and Bengaluru-based franchises are chasing their first-ever IPL title, it’s RCB who are feeling the weight of history the most.
Ahead of the title clash in Ahmedabad, Australia Women's skipper Alyssa Healy has suggested that RCB is facing more pressure than PBKS in the final.
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All the pressure is on RCB to win title: Alyssa Healy
Alyssa Healy said on the LiSTNR Sport podcast, “Neither team has obviously ever won before. There's going to be a little bit of panic at some point out there. RCB would really want to win, having come so close in the past. I feel like all the pressure is on RCB to win this title. Especially with the way they have shaped up all year. But Punjab is just going to come along and steal it from them.”
Kohli has shown great form like he did in 2016 and 2024, but RCB couldn’t win the trophy then, scoring over 600 runs, and now, he has the best chance to lift the trophy, but Australian speedster Mitchell Starc’s wife Healy, feels he will be immense under pressure in the final.
Alyssa Healy feels sorry for Virat Kohli!!
The Australian captain pointed out that Virat Kohli, as the face of the RCB, bears the brunt of disappointment every time the franchise falls short. She noted how Virat handles pressure in the final; it will decide the Bengaluru-based franchise’s fate against the PBKS.
Healy signed off by saying, “I feel sorry for him. Every time they haven't won, it's like it's his fault. It's not per se. But he is the face of the organization, and it's like, 'Oh, Virat has lost it again.' It's not so much for RCB, but 'Virat still hasn't won the IPL trophy.' So, the pressure is all on him. And that side is going to rely a lot on Virat Kohli to get RCB to that trophy.”
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