IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB LIVE: Indian Premier Legaue 2025 will kick off on Saturday
IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB Team Predicted Playing 11 for Today Match Live Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of Indian Premier League 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. The 18th season of the IPL will see 74 games with the playoffs to be held at Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions after they thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final at Chennai. Five times champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will lock horns on Sunday in a high-octane clash.
Meanwhile, last year’s finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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Ban lifted, this IPL bowlers can use saliva to shine ball
Virat Kohli applying saliva to ball on left and IPL trophy on right. (FILE photo)
The BCCI will allow bowlers to use saliva to shine the ball in the IPL, reversing a COVID-era ban. This decision was made with unanimous captain approval, and the BCCI is not bound by ICC’s rules in this case. An official announcement is expected soon. (Read more from Devendra Pandey)