Former CSK star makes bold prediction about RCB ahead of IPL 2025 final

Former CSK star Shane Watson has made a big prediction about IPL 2025. He said that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will win the IPL trophy this year. He also predicted that Virat Kohli will win the Player of the Match award.

It is important to note that RCB finished second in the league stage with 9 wins out of 14 matches. They secured a total of 19 points and reached Qualifier 1. This is the first time in 9 years that RCB has made it to the top 2.

Shane Watson said that this is a golden chance for Bangalore to win the title. He believes that the return of fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will give a big boost to the team during the playoffs.

Looking at the team's performance, cricket experts believe that RCB might finally win their first IPL trophy after 18 years. Now, Shane Watson has also made a big prediction. He said RCB will win the title this year and Virat Kohli will be the Player of the Match in the final.

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Watson shared a video on his X handle and said, "The winner of IPL 2025 will be RCB. I have been thinking about it for a long time. The Man of the Match for me is Virat Kohli. I think this is RCB’s time."

Watson also said that the team had some bad news near the end of the tournament when a few players got injured and had to be replaced. But with Josh Hazlewood returning for the playoffs, he feels this is RCB’s year to win.

In 2016, Shane Watson was part of the RCB team and played in the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In that match, he gave 61 runs in four overs while bowling and scored only 11 runs while batting. RCB lost the final by 8 runs. After that, Watson also apologised to RCB fans.