He played a pivotal role in RCB's IPL 2025 winning campaign.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma spoke about a manifestation he placed ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Last night, it came true as RCB defeated the Punjab Kings (PBKS) to win their maiden IPL title after a long wait of 18 years.
The 31-year-old shared that he was asked by the RCB management to manifest a wish involving him and the franchise at the start of the season. The wicketkeeper-batter wanted to finish the final match in style by hitting a winning six and capture himself holding the elusive trophy alongside their former captain Virat Kohli and batting coach Dinesh Karthik.
“Holding the cup with Virat bhai in left and DK on side of me and I am hitting six in final when team needs six runs in two balls. Wish this come true this season 2025-26,” manifested the batter.
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Jitesh’s first wish didn’t become possible as PBKS invited them to bat first in the IPL 2025 Final. However, the gloveman surely got a chance to pose with the IPL trophy with Kohli and DK.
The Vidarbha player has had a brilliant debut season with RCB in the IPL 2025. The finisher has scored 261 runs in 15 matches at a fierce strike rate of 176.35. His two notable innings came against the five-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). He powered RCB to 221/5 with his blazing 40 runs off 19 balls in their only clash against MI. The Men in Red won that match by 12 runs. He also secured RCB a place in the Qualifier 1 with his scintillating 33-ball-85* while chasing a huge 227 against LSG in the last league-stage fixture.
In the Final, Jitesh helped shift the momentum with his quickfire 24 runs off 10 balls against his former team, PBKS. Eventually, RCB defended their 190-run total and won the summit clash by a narrow six-run margin.
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