Manoj Tiwary Says It’s Virat Kohli’s Year To Win IPL: 'Entire Universe Is...'

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Last Updated:May 23, 2025, 16:27 IST

Manoj Tiwary thinks the beingness is conspiring for Virat Kohli and RCB to extremity their IPL trophy drought this year.

RCB are aiming for a top-two decorativeness successful IPL 2025 (Picture credit: BCCI)

Former India batter Manoj Tiwary expects Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to extremity their agelong hold for the maiden IPL rubric this season. Tiwary reckons Kohli deserves to assistance the trophy much than anyone else, having breached galore records implicit the past 17 years successful the franchise competition.

RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, person emerged arsenic a ascendant unit successful this IPL. They person already reached the playoffs, with 2 games remaining successful the league stage. RCB volition present look for a top-two decorativeness to guarantee a 2nd accidental of making it to the final. The way looks smoother aft the Gujarat Titans’ caller decision to the Lucknow Super Giants.

According to Tiwary, RCB’s run this twelvemonth seems rather akin to India’s World Cup triumph successful 2011. Back then, the full federation wanted the Men successful Blue to triumph the trophy, peculiarly for Sachin Tendulkar. Tiwary feels the sentiment is nary antithetic erstwhile it comes to Kohli and the IPL title.

“With Gujarat Titans losing, RCB present person a precise bully accidental to decorativeness successful the apical two. It looks similar the full beingness is moving to assistance RCB extremity the trophy drought and triumph the IPL. Virat Kohli deserves this, truthful galore years person gone by. RCB deserves the trophy. With GT losing against Lucknow Super Giants, RCB tin decorativeness successful the apical two. The full RCB squad deserves to triumph the trophy," helium told Cricbuzz.

Kohli, who precocious announced his status from Test cricket, remains the all-time starring run-scorer successful the IPL with 8509 runs. He is besides topping the scoring charts this play for RCB, having registered 505 runs successful 11 appearances astatine an mean of 63.13 and a onslaught complaint of 143.46.

“But nary 1 deserves it much than Virat Kohli due to the fact that erstwhile successful 2011 the Indian squad won the World Cup, we each were wishing for it due to the fact that of Sachin Tendulkar. We each wanted India to triumph the World Cup due to the fact that for truthful galore years helium served Indian cricket," Tiwary said.

“Similarly, successful franchise cricket, the starring run-getters database has been dominated by Kohli; helium has been going successful each year. RCB needs to triumph the trophy for Virat Kohli. Push for him, helium has been a large Indian skipper arsenic well. If RCB triumph this year, it volition beryllium a tribute to Virat Kohli," helium added.

RCB volition adjacent look Sunrisers Hyderabad successful the penultimate league fixture connected Friday, May 23. Their past crippled against Lucknow Super Giants is scheduled for May 27.

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