Watch: KKR trolls RCB in recent jersey-launch video before IPL 2026

The three-time champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), through the offical jersey launch video, mocked the defending champions of the league, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

Subhradeep Choudhury
Subhradeep Choudhury

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KKR trolls RCB in recent jersey-launch video
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The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the three-time champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), have trolled the defending champions of the 2026 season, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), through the video of releasing their official jersey. It was pointed out by some of the fans on social media platforms.

The first troll was with three stars, putting behind the back of the man, who launched the video of the jersey for the Knight Riders. The franchise, which won their maiden title in 2012, added two more trophies in the cabinet in 2014 and 2024. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their first-ever IPL trophy in 2025.

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The second part of the troll was visible when 49 was being displayed on the traffic signal as the seconds were being left before it turned into green. The number reflects the score of the RCB side at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata when they were bundled out in 9.4 overs in reply of the 131 score of the home side during the 2017 season of the Indian Premier League. This sill remains the lowest score of a IPL team in the T20s.

KKR mocks RCB five times before IPL 2026

Then they showed that the number of the scotty being 2727, which is the 272/7 score by the Knight Riders in 2024 against the Delhi Capitals in 2024 at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, which broke the record of 263 by the RCB side to celebrate the highest score of the league.

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For the Knight Riders, Sunil Narine smashed 85 runs in just 39 balls at a strike rate of 217.95, with the help of seven boundaries and as many sixes, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi cracked 54 runs in 27 balls with the help of five boundaries and three sixes.

There was the ‘Take 158’ on the clipboard, which is the unbeaten score by Brendon McCullum during the very first game of the league between these two sides. The fifth picture was of 105/0 that the Knight Riders scored inside the powerplay during the game against RCB in 2017.

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