Former cricketer Aakash Chopra feels that Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s home campaign in WPL 2025 has been a losing spree since they started playing at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB women started their WPL 2025 campaign with back-to-back wins against Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals in Vadodara. However, they lost their next games against the Mumbai Indians (MI), the UP Warriorz (UPW) and Gujarat Giants (GG) in Bengaluru.
In a video shared on his YouTube Channel, ‘Aakash Chopra’ the former India opener noted that Smriti Mandhana and company have been suffering defeats since the start of the Bengaluru leg of WPL 2025.
“RCB are the defending champions. They played extremely well last year and lifted the trophy. They didn’t play well the year before that. They started the tournament very well this year.”
“They chased 200. They were outstanding. However, then the Vadodara leg ended, they reached the RCB ground, and haven’t won a single match since,” he said.
“They lost in the Super Over when the match got tied. Obviously, there is a slight disadvantage of the toss as they are getting to bat first, but you want to start winning at some stage.”
“Their situation is like Pakistan. Their home doesn’t suit them, and this happens with their men’s team as well,” Chopra added.
“The entire ground is completely filled in both their men’s and women’s matches. Harmanpreet (Kaur) had to put her fingers in her ears as the crowd was so loud in the RCB-MI match.”
“They win my heart as this is loyalty. There is no give and take in that relationship,” Chopra observed.
In the same video, Aakash Chopra expressed hope that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru enjoy better returns away from home in their last two WPL 2025 games.
“I am waiting for them to leave from here and go to Lucknow, so that they start winning at least. The team is good. Nothing is lacking in the team.”
“With Danni Wyatt-Hodge coming in, the team is looking even better, but they are not winning. I really hope that when they leave the Chinnaswamy ground and go to Lucknow, maybe we will say ‘muskuraiye’ there,” he said.
RCB has three matches left in the group stage matches. They will square off against Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru on March 01 and will face UP Warriorz in Lucknow on March 08.
Their final group stage match will be played against Mumbai Indians on March 11 at Brabourne Stadium.
