IPL Final 2025: Former British PM Rishi Sunak came out in support of RCB, not Virat Kohli; there is some other connection
- bySudha Saxena
- 04 Jun, 2025

The final of IPL 2025 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is supporting RCB as his wife is from Bangalore and his in-laws gifted him an RCB jersey. Both teams will fight to win the IPL title for the first time. Cricket lovers have their eyes set on this exciting match.
The final match of the 18th season of IPL (IPL Final 2025) is being played today. This match is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings (RCB vs PBKS) . The eyes of all the cricket fans of the world are fixed on this match. Both the teams are looking for the first IPL title.
Why did Sunak support RCB?
Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is also very excited about this final. He is supporting RCB, the biggest reason behind which is Virat Kohli.
Sunak said that I am married to a family from Bangalore. So RCB is my team. According to Sunak, he proposed marriage to his wife Akshata Murthy in Kannada.
Sunak also told that when he got married, his in-laws gave him an RCB jersey as a gift. After this, he has been following RCB closely every year.
Probable playing-11 of both teams
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
RCB: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.
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