Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has expressed eagerness to see how the RCB perform at home in IPL 2025 as well. He also added that the franchise’s results at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium could define their playoff qualification prospects as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “It’s RCB’s first home game. They have reached here after winning two successive games. They beat the defending champions KKR in Kolkata and breached the Chennai fortress by beating CSK in Chepauk. However, how will they play at home?”

“They are one of the few teams whose numbers at home are not that good, but they have come after such good victories away from home, and the team is looking strong with a quality bowling lineup. If this team plays well at home, their qualification will look good. So Bengaluru must start very strongly at home,” he again shared.

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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s destructive batting lineup will be in focus in their IPL 2025 match
against the Gujarat Titans as well.

“The focus will once again be on their explosive batting lineup. Phil Salt will play on this ground for the first time, and such batters generally like this ground. Virat Kohli played a run-a-ball in the last match, but you might see his Virat form here as was seen at the Eden Gardens. Rajat Patidar was lucky in the last match, but he is pulling his weight in the side as a captain and as a batter,” he said.

“Devdutt Padikkal played a very nice cameo in the last match. Liam Livingstone has not fired yet. So the focus will be slightly on him. Jitesh Sharma hasn’t got too many opportunities, although he too hit a six over cover, and Tim David’s three sixes in the last over against Sam Curran took the total forward,” Aakash Chopra concluded.