Former India First Bowler Varun Aaron made a bold prediction about Virat Kohli ahead of the IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBK). Aaron said Kohli would choose to fight someone from the opposition team during a high stakes match.
Virat Kohli will be held during the IPL 2025 Finals on Tuesday, June 3rd. The 36-year-old batter scored 614 runs in 14 games with an impressive average of 55.81 and 146.53 strike ratings. In particular, all eight of Kohli’s half-century helped the Bengaluru-based franchise achieve a safe victory.
What Virat Kohli does really well is choosing a fight – Varun Aaron
Speaking about Jiostar ahead of the IPL 2025 Finals, Varun Aaron said Virat Kohli is aiming to fight halfway through the pitch. Aaron added that Virat Kohli has promoted his game and has successfully completed a key final.
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“What Kohli does really well is choosing a fight. The way he takes on the zone and the way he cues especially in the big games, he just chooses a fight and is consumed completely in that fight.
“You’re going to come hard on the field too and try and choose to fight someone. He consumes himself in that fight.
Josh Hazlewood was their lucky charm – Varun Aaron
Varun Aaron believes royal challenger Bengaluru can finally end the drought of the much-anticipated title. He described Josh Hazlewood as a “lucky charm” for the team. Aaron added that Hazlewood has the ability to execute and deliver under pressure.
“There’s a lot of iconic RCB this year. They’ve won the game with Chepork for a long time. They’ve done incredible things this year. And Hazlewood isn’t a lucky charm, not a lucky charm, but a really good performance, and he knows what it brings to the finals,” Aaron said.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins against the Punjab King in the final two matchups
Royal challenger Bengaluru defeated the Punjab Kings in his last two encounters. They abolished the Schreyers Iyer-led team in Qualifying 1 at Mullanpur on May 29th. Josh Hezlewood took three wickets with just 21 runs, including a significant firing of Schreyja Iyer and Josh Inglis.
Hazlewood has been an exceptional form throughout the IPL 2025 season, claiming he has scored 21 wickets in 11 games, averaging an impressive 15.80 and an economic rate of 8.30.
The Punjab Kings rely heavily on captain Shreyas Ayer. Iyer scored an unbeaten 87 runs from 41 balls against the Mumbai Indians in qualifying 2. The right-handed batter scored 603 runs in 16 innings.
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