RCB winning the IPL 2025 came against a few odds. The team had certain injuries, and yet the team somehow managed to work around a way. Just for the perspective — Josh Hazlewood, skipper Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal were on the injured list. Now, RCB director Mo Babat has revealed, how the mid-season break due to unfortunate circumstances, helped the team.
Injury Concerns for RCB in IPL 2025
“We had some injuries and niggles. You know, Rajat had fractured his knuckle. Josh Hazlewood’s shoulder niggle had appeared. Dev [Padikkal] was struggling a little bit with his hamstring at that time. The bodies were creaking a little bit because of the schedule. And so, there were pros and cons.
“You know, I think so long as we could patch up the guys physically, I was quite keen for us to play soon. I wasn’t in favour of having to wait a few months to come back. So, I’m glad the break wasn’t too long,” Mo Bobat said in an interview with Cricbuzz.
MO Babat Says..
He went on to add that while mentally that break was taxing, but physically it meant, RCB played only 7 matches in 21-22 days. That helped the players recover from injuries as well. “I would say there were upsides and downsides to the break. Mentally it was bad timing because actually we were in a good place. We were playing good cricket. You don’t want to lose that feeling and that momentum. So, psychologically, it was a bad time.
“Physically, it was probably a good time because we had just played seven games in 21 or 22 days, all travelling before and after each one. You know, that was probably the most extensive schedule that any team had,” the RCB director added.
