Overview
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in the IPL 2025 final to secure their maiden title after an 18-year quest
- Virat Kohli top-scored for RCB with 43 runs off 35 balls, helping set a 190/9 target at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
- Dinesh Karthik was caught on camera delivering a five-minute strategic timeout lecture to Kohli while he was at the crease
- On June 16, former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain teased Karthik on a Sky Sports podcast, noting Kohli’s dismissal in the over following the timeout
- Karthik laughed off the questioning, admitted he could not recall the advice and later praised Kohli’s adaptability and hunger on the field